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: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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: an emotionally cold person
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Examples of iceberg in a Sentence
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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For Sunnyvale’s Carla Klein, a close-up view of icebergs, penguins, seals and whales were among the highlights of a trip to Argentina and Antarctica earlier this year.
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Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
However, Ilulissat and its icebergs are Greenland's biggest tourist draw.
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About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden journey from England to New York.
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Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
However, Ilulissat and its icebergs are Greenland's biggest tourist draw.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden journey from England to New York.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Educate Employees About Their Benefits Awareness is only the tip of the benefits literacy iceberg.
—Marcy Klipfel, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
ˈīs-ˌbərg 
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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