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icebreakers

noun

plural of icebreaker
1
as in socials

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as in warships

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreakers
  1. socials
  2. warships
  3. showers
  4. liners
  5. teas
  6. tankers
  7. symposia
  8. barges
Noun
  • Othership’s sauna events range from comedy nights and singles socials to tarot readings and a shabbat social schvitz.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • According to a release, the characters will be featured in activations across Sesame Street’s socials leading up to and during the competitions, as well as in NBCU’s social and broadcast coverage of the athletics.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of socials
Noun
  • At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of warships
Noun
  • Rain chances should decrease Sunday, but showers could linger into early next week if a nor’easter remains off the Atlantic coast, keeping temperatures cooler.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Parts of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey southward to eastern Virginia could also see some light to moderate rain showers depending on how far west the storm system travels.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of showers
Noun
  • However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
Definition of liners
Noun
  • Specialty coffees and teas like Jasmine kalamansi green tea and roasted rice oolong milk tea with guava cheese foam will be available to drink.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Certain teas, including ginger and peppermint tea, can also help with digestion and ease unpleasant symptoms such as gas and bloating.
    — Rena Goldman, Health, 7 June 2026
Definition of teas
Noun
  • There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.
    — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of tankers
Noun
  • Similar symposiums have been held at the same location in Septembers past, but the tenor of this year’s, hosted by TreePeople, was different.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Among the attractions are a Maid Cafe inspired by Tokyo’s Akihabara district, the Anime Expo Fashion Show, J-Pop performances, academic symposiums, gaming panels and previews of upcoming anime series and films.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 2 July 2026
Definition of symposia
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of barges
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“Icebreakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreakers. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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