as in clam
a cold aloof person
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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Recent Examples of iceberg
But that's only the tip of the terror iceberg where the Jimmies are concerned.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Among the upgrades American military officials are planning are improvements to Pituffik Space Base's two-mile-long runway, a new boat to keep the port clear of icebergs and a slew of facility upgrades, including repairs to the Dundas dining facility.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, scientists race to better understand how icebergs behave and how shrinking glaciers due to global warming affect their famously unpredictable behavior.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Among the upgrades American military officials are planning are improvements to Pituffik Space Base's two-mile-long runway, a new boat to keep the port clear of icebergs and a slew of facility upgrades, including repairs to the Dundas dining facility.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, scientists race to better understand how icebergs behave and how shrinking glaciers due to global warming affect their famously unpredictable behavior.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iceberg
Noun
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Arsenic spikes in New Zealand’s Waikato River were blamed on invasive clams, and recent Houthi attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait indirectly caused a shift in oceanic cloud formation.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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For seafood, Old Fisherman’s Grotto on Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf has been serving clam chowder since 1950.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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One of the easiest ways to make your space feel warm and inviting is with a plush area rug to keep your toes from feeling like icicles.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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How To Stop Damage From Ice Dams Those icicles may look pretty, but an ice dam can cause real damage.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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The couple, a man and a woman, were struck on their backs with a rattan stick in a public park while dozens of people watched, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The new approach to performance assessment isn’t all stick—there are carrots, too.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iceberg. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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