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as in supper
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as in barge
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Recent Examples of icebreaker
The third polar icebreaker made in Texas will enter production in 2028 and take 48 months to build (to be delivered in 2032).
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Ponant Venture to the ends of the Earth aboard Ponant’s polar icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Wagner said the goal of the club is to make new friends in a casual environment with books acting as the icebreaker.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
One tried to use it as an icebreaker.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Ponant Venture to the ends of the Earth aboard Ponant’s polar icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Wagner said the goal of the club is to make new friends in a casual environment with books acting as the icebreaker.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
One tried to use it as an icebreaker.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreaker
Noun
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My father would read us a chapter after supper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Simmered in a smoky, buttery, extra-creamy sauce, this hearty chicken pasta supper is cowboy-approved.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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The reusable first-stage booster was designed to land on a nearby barge.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Green Tea Green tea is packed with plant compounds called catechins, which help reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the body, said Meena Malhotra, MD, ABOM, ABIM, a functional and integrative medicine physician and medical director at Heal n Cure.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
6 May 2026
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The multi-course meal starts with an herbal tea made with vineyard plants and honey from the hotel’s hives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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The Rays tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI triple by Simpson, arguably the fastest player in MLB who would have had an inside the park home run had Wilyer Abreu not ranged over to cut off his liner down the right-field line.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The ship, small by cruise liner standards, travels to the Antarctic.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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Nowadays, the brand's socials are loaded with more photos of mountain bikes, ski goggles and foaming surf than camper vans or motorhomes.—
C.C. Weiss
May 05,
New Atlas,
5 May 2026
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In 2025, the chamber held its inaugural member celebration as a Friday afternoon member social at Nestldown.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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On May 6, a Navy jet fired several rounds from its 20mm cannon to disable the rudder of a tanker.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern, saying the tanker was registered in the Marshall Islands with Chinese crew on board.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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The symposium on science and evidence is one of these events.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
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Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the strait, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister floated the idea at a symposium in Jakarta earlier this week.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Icebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreaker. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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