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as in supper
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as in barge
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Recent Examples of icebreaker
Sometime in the next week, another part of the team, working from the South Korean icebreaker RV Araon, aims to drop another cable, which a robot will traverse once a day, down to a rocky moraine in the Amundsen Sea.
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Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Aqua Expeditions is bringing Aqua Lares, a former icebreaker reimagined as a superyacht, to the region.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Based in Seattle, the Polar Star is the United States’ only active heavy icebreaker, according to the Coast Guard.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The two helicopters involved flew a dozen total loads of cargo from the icebreaker ship to the camp site, while glacial scientists and engineers erected a small tent city, complete with bathrooms, generators, and a mess hall.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
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Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Aqua Expeditions is bringing Aqua Lares, a former icebreaker reimagined as a superyacht, to the region.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Based in Seattle, the Polar Star is the United States’ only active heavy icebreaker, according to the Coast Guard.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The two helicopters involved flew a dozen total loads of cargo from the icebreaker ship to the camp site, while glacial scientists and engineers erected a small tent city, complete with bathrooms, generators, and a mess hall.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreaker
Noun
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Give the blue bloods a salacious dance before supper.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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This winner of a chicken dinner is our new favorite roasting-pan supper.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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The barge appeared to be standing still as boats on both sides of it fired water cannons into the piles of burning metal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Scrap metal on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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The food and drink Guests discuss menu preferences in advance and an appropriate chef will be brought in accordingly to provide three meals a day, plus cakes at tea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the Four Seasons, a cherry blossom tea menu features Wagyu beef on milk bread and matcha citrus opera cake, all surrounded by the elaborate cherry blossom installations of celebrity florist Jeff Leatham.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Artifact Exhibition, an attraction on International Drive, added a black-glass necklace found in the debris field of a famed ship to its displays, and later started offering a virtual-reality add-on experience where visitors sit and tour parts of the ocean liner.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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If your terracotta pot doesn’t have drainage holes, use it as a decorative cover and keep your plant in a liner with drainage.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite their deep appreciation for analog technology, denim heads remain active on socials, especially on Instagram.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Riders meet on Thursday evenings at 8pm at Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington Park (Esplanade and Mystery St); check their socials for more details.—
Outside,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE could approach storage constraints within three to four weeks if tanker flows remain restricted, excluding Saudi Arabia’s underground storage capacity, which is not captured in current modelling.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Already, eight supertankers have loaded from the area this month, putting shipments on course for a record, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just one month earlier, the museum had hosted a Tate Modern symposium, co-funded by Hyundai, on performance in Central Asia and the Caucasus.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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During the symposium, held in June, panelists shared insights about natural disasters in their regions and identified steps that could help mitigate damage and protect lives.—
Liz Wegerer,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Feb. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Icebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreaker. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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