icebergs

plural of iceberg
as in sticks
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 icebergs Greenland's dramatic icebergs, vast fjord systems, Arctic wildlife and Inuit heritage create an experience that's unlike anywhere else in the world. Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 When the perilous search for the Northwest Passage sparked a wave of popular interest in the Arctic, Church set off by schooner in search of icebergs. Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 Like icebergs, the top portion of an ant hill is just the beginning, and ant hills can extend several feet beneath the soil surface. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026 The icebergs, the porpoising penguins, the whale spouts visible from the deck—the sensory experience accumulated quickly into something overwhelming. Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026 Come August 12, guests will watch the celestial blackout in peace on the ocean, surrounded only by icebergs and fjords. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2026 Some melting occurred naturally, but the landslide’s force physically severed a massive section of the glacier’s terminus, filling the fjord with a dense slurry of icebergs. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026 Along beaches that had been stripped of their vegetation, icebergs sat incongruously high on rocks. Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026 Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Noun
  • Florist Amy Vongpitaka revealed to PEOPLE at the time that the couple created a winter wonderland under a tent in their living room, filled with candles, branches, crystal icicles and over 70,000 white orchids.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • On April 12, the Toronto Raptors transformed Drake’s usual courtside seats into a frozen display — complete with faux ice and icicles — in what appeared to be a not-so-subtle promotion for his upcoming album, Iceman.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • For more than two decades, the duo hauled in more than 4 pounds of clams each morning from the lagoon in the Po River Delta — upending the notion that women were unsuited for such a rigorous job.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Native to waters stretching from Russia's Sakhalin Islands through Japan and southern China, Manila clams have spread around the world through both accidental and intentional introductions.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026

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“Icebergs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebergs. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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