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Recent Examples of icebreaker
Highly specialized resources—typically including icebreakers and military personnel—are required to make the difficult refueling voyage, which usually takes place just once a year, under careful planning.
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
This ship, which can break nearly five feet of ice, is meant to serve as a backup to the United States’ older icebreakers until a new, more powerful icebreaker that the first Trump administration commissioned in 2019 is constructed.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
So all of Jimmy’s knife-removal and rose-and-thorn icebreaker prep (that dog bite gave him ringworm, woof) is for naught.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
The festivities kicked off with an icebreaker on behalf of Brandice Daniel, founder of HFR.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
This ship, which can break nearly five feet of ice, is meant to serve as a backup to the United States’ older icebreakers until a new, more powerful icebreaker that the first Trump administration commissioned in 2019 is constructed.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
So all of Jimmy’s knife-removal and rose-and-thorn icebreaker prep (that dog bite gave him ringworm, woof) is for naught.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
The festivities kicked off with an icebreaker on behalf of Brandice Daniel, founder of HFR.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreaker
Noun
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Think of any remaining meat as getting one step ahead on a future supper.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Those looking to make some nocturnal memories will want to check out their weekend residency with NYC nightlife destination GOSPËL hosting supper-club style parties through September 6.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Other soybeans continue their journey to global markets, moving through the heartland by rail or barge to ports, then across oceans.—
Gary McGuigan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The decommissioned Navy barge from the outside.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The 4-cup size is perfect for making a pot of tea to share with friends (or just to enjoy a few extra cups for yourself).—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The ultimate therapy might just be sitting by the tranquil sea with a soothing cup of your personally prescribed tea and a healthy afternoon snack.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Also made from nonporous silicone, each liner is made from food-grade silicone that’s nontoxic and BPA-free.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Moored on the shimmering curve of the South Bank, Sea Containers is London’s answer to maritime maximalism—an all-day, all-night glam escape where ocean liner nostalgia gets a high-gloss, high-style reboot.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since the sketch comedy series premiered, the total impressions have hit around 150 million with total views on full episodes reaching 1.5 million, an impressive number for something thats only being pushed on socials and only found on YouTube.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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Lacy’s been teasing the project in plain sight, wearing merch for the album in photos on his socials, all while fans clamor for new music.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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The proposal relies on Starship being refueled in low-Earth orbit by multiple Starship tanker launches.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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The most recent mission on Tuesday lasted six hours and was not supported by an aerial refueling tanker.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Philippines grounded a former warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, on the shoal in 1999 and has stationed a small garrison of marines aboard ever since.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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And Powell also nodded to that possibility in his keynote speech last month at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Blanchflower confirmed that Dartmouth and the UN are co-hosting a symposium in New Hampshire in late October, with guests including Jonathan Haidt and Robert Putnam.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Icebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreaker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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