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
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.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
According to data by the US National Ice Center, several other icebergs have now overtaken A-23A in terms of total square miles.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Ships stand guard, ready to tow threatening icebergs away.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
Debris-laden icebergs can then carry that continental rock material out to sea, dropping it to the sea floor as the icebergs melt.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Visitors can hike along rugged cliffs, glide past icebergs by kayak or stand-up paddleboard, or even take Zodiac excursions to explore hidden sea caverns.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
The promotion applies to itineraries booked by December 5, with departures featuring daily Zodiac excursions, wildlife encounters, and landings that place you within footsteps of penguin colonies, sculptural icebergs, and sweeping glacial horizons.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
According to data by the US National Ice Center, several other icebergs have now overtaken A-23A in terms of total square miles.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Ships stand guard, ready to tow threatening icebergs away.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
Debris-laden icebergs can then carry that continental rock material out to sea, dropping it to the sea floor as the icebergs melt.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Visitors can hike along rugged cliffs, glide past icebergs by kayak or stand-up paddleboard, or even take Zodiac excursions to explore hidden sea caverns.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
The promotion applies to itineraries booked by December 5, with departures featuring daily Zodiac excursions, wildlife encounters, and landings that place you within footsteps of penguin colonies, sculptural icebergs, and sweeping glacial horizons.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebergs
Noun
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From shoveling sidewalks to removing icicles, there are countless maintenance tasks to manage throughout the season to keep your family and neighborhood safe.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the city, bare trees were weighed down with icicles and snow was piled up next to sidewalks.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Du identified bristleworms, gastropods, clams, tubeworms and other organisms living in the extreme depths, supported not by sunlight but chemosynthetic microbes drawing energy from methane and sulfide seeping through the ocean floor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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Bring to a gentle boil, then add the clams.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Icebergs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebergs. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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