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icebreaker

noun

Definition of icebreaker

as in supper

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as in barge

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Recent Examples of icebreaker After all, a book is just the icebreaker at a local meeting of the Silent Book Club, which has events all over the world. — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 Russia is also compelling private foreign vessels in the NSR to use Russian ice pilots and icebreaker escorts. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 Channel breakouts, where a vessel has to deviate from a path cut by an icebreaker, are also testable here. — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 It was converted into the world’s first Class 1 icebreaker superyacht in 2003, then refitted for luxury travel in 2016 and rechristened Legend. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for icebreaker

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Aesthetic aside, Fields of Michigan proudly serves farm-to-table cuisine for both people and pups, and welcomes guests to enjoy communal supper experiences, massages in nature, live music and more.

— Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Even more troubling is a series of robberies centered around the Department of Damage Control, a government facility dedicated to containing and controlling supper-happenings, that’s run by a bureaucrat named Metzger.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of supper

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In other parts of the route, the road drops close enough to the river so that drivers can watch barge traffic on the Mississippi.

— Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
Once the plant reaches the end of its operational lifespan, tugboats will tow the entire barge to a specialized shipyard for decommissioning.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of barge

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Next to the property, the hotel also owns SoFi Coffee—an easy stop for an iced tea or coffee and pastries before heading out for the day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Also new this year is a partnership with JoJo Tea for a special tea program in addition to the restaurant’s sake and wine menu.

— Connie Ogle July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

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But soon after a contractor completed work on a protective blue liner, and the pool was refilled, there were reports of coating floating at the surface.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
For every show, the band is giving away four cruises aboard the cruise liner’s new ship Beachcomber, which makes its debut in January 2027.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

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Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher recently followed the band on socials.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Jensen was the first female comic to win NY’s Funniest Stand-Up Award at the New York Comedy Festival and has amassed over a million followers across her socials, as well as over two million views on her YouTube specials.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026

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The tanker has been grounded off the Dhofar coast since June, according to two shipping and maritime news outlets, who reported that the crew reported an explosion on board at the time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
On February 28, conflict erupted in the Persian Gulf and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed by more than 90 percent within days, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Participants at the symposium also explored athletics, adult learners, career readiness, federal policy, international partnerships, alumni engagement, and philanthropy across the African continent.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Picard had organized a daylong symposium to give fellow mitochondria enthusiasts a chance to discuss the latest findings in their rapidly growing field, from immune cell bioenergetics to time perception.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Definition of symposium

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The Brotherhood later sued a Chesapeake Bay steamship, named the Sue, that had refused to admit Black passengers to its first-class cabin.

— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
Those who chose to rest on the banks of the Potomac River could be seen by steamship passengers playing bridge and dancing in the river breeze.

— Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

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