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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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a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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Across administrations—even ones as different as those of Biden and Trump—foreign policy is something like an iceberg.
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Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
However, the journey took a year and a half and was reportedly interrupted by an iceberg.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 16 Jan. 2025
In early December 2024, 40-year-old French sailor Charlie Dalin had Antarctica and icebergs to starboard, and behind him lurked a monstrous storm, barreling across the great swath of the Southern Ocean like an atmospheric bowling ball.
—George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Plant directly in the garden, after the danger of frost, glaciers, and icebergs has passed.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
However, the journey took a year and a half and was reportedly interrupted by an iceberg.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 16 Jan. 2025
In early December 2024, 40-year-old French sailor Charlie Dalin had Antarctica and icebergs to starboard, and behind him lurked a monstrous storm, barreling across the great swath of the Southern Ocean like an atmospheric bowling ball.
—George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Plant directly in the garden, after the danger of frost, glaciers, and icebergs has passed.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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