as in clam
a cold aloof person
his wife is such an icicle you're lucky to get so much as a greeting from her
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Recent Examples of icicle
Large icicles are a sign of ice dams on a home.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
The cold also left icicles on strawberries and oranges in the state.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
One of the easiest ways to make your space feel warm and inviting is with a plush area rug to keep your toes from feeling like icicles.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
From shoveling sidewalks to removing icicles, there are countless maintenance tasks to manage throughout the season to keep your family and neighborhood safe.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
The cold also left icicles on strawberries and oranges in the state.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
One of the easiest ways to make your space feel warm and inviting is with a plush area rug to keep your toes from feeling like icicles.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
From shoveling sidewalks to removing icicles, there are countless maintenance tasks to manage throughout the season to keep your family and neighborhood safe.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for icicle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for icicle
Noun
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Having mesh wire baskets on the table to help fish out ingredients from the broth that may be hard to handle with chopsticks, like a clam or a fish ball, can be helpful.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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Spooned over the top is a clam and cream sauce with bits of crispy guanciale strewn throughout for an unctuous, salty backbone.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The nearby Sermeq Kujalleq glacier is one of the fastest-moving and most active on the planet, sending more icebergs into the sea than any other glacier outside Antarctica, according to the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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That’s just the tip of the political iceberg.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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With pressure levels reaching a breaking point, the 29-year-old stepped up and, with one incredible deke and one backhanded flick of her stick, wrote a chapter in this rivalry’s history that will be remembered for quite some time.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Harvey, a strong skater with tremendous stick skills and vision as a defensewoman, has been getting praise from the men’s hockey team, including Matthew Tkachuk.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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In a Journal Sentinel interview, one parent raised concerns that the clinics are abandoning ongoing treatments, such as hormone replacement therapy, leaving children to go cold turkey after years of taking either estrogen or testosterone.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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At first, the idea of going cold turkey is jarring and scary.—
Lauren DeCarlo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Icicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icicle. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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