as in sticks
a cold aloof person
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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Recent Examples of icebergs
Mother Nature can create ice jams, which are like icebergs that can potentially slam into bridges, docks, boats and more.
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Megan Shinn, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Among the upgrades American military officials are planning are improvements to Pituffik Space Base's two-mile-long runway, a new boat to keep the port clear of icebergs and a slew of facility upgrades, including repairs to the Dundas dining facility.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
According to data by the US National Ice Center, several other icebergs have now overtaken A-23A in terms of total square miles.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Ships stand guard, ready to tow threatening icebergs away.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
This process speeds up when the climate warms, as does calving into the sea, which forms icebergs.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Visitors can hike along rugged cliffs, glide past icebergs by kayak or stand-up paddleboard, or even take Zodiac excursions to explore hidden sea caverns.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Megan Shinn, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Among the upgrades American military officials are planning are improvements to Pituffik Space Base's two-mile-long runway, a new boat to keep the port clear of icebergs and a slew of facility upgrades, including repairs to the Dundas dining facility.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
One of the oldest icebergs that has ever been tracked is feeling the blues.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
According to data by the US National Ice Center, several other icebergs have now overtaken A-23A in terms of total square miles.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Ships stand guard, ready to tow threatening icebergs away.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
This process speeds up when the climate warms, as does calving into the sea, which forms icebergs.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Visitors can hike along rugged cliffs, glide past icebergs by kayak or stand-up paddleboard, or even take Zodiac excursions to explore hidden sea caverns.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebergs
Noun
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Check out the three-foot icicles dripping from the eaves and keep an eye out for the big boulder by the fire station on the right.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Arsenic spikes in New Zealand’s Waikato River were blamed on invasive clams, and recent Houthi attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait indirectly caused a shift in oceanic cloud formation.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Wilmer operated a commercial fishing boat named the Denni Wade, and during the 1980s made his living farming clams and oysters.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Icebergs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebergs. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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