as in clam
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 iceberg
Get The Recipe Honestly, that's just the tip of my holiday cooking iceberg.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Rostron, who helmed the passenger ship RMS Carpathia, saved 700 passengers who were stranded at sea after the Titanic struck an iceberg in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
That also suggests that this was the tip of an iceberg of bruised feelings between the two of you.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Respondents gave the lowest ratings for living rooms and novelty backdrops (example: a walrus in front of an iceberg).
—thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Rostron, who helmed the passenger ship RMS Carpathia, saved 700 passengers who were stranded at sea after the Titanic struck an iceberg in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
That also suggests that this was the tip of an iceberg of bruised feelings between the two of you.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Respondents gave the lowest ratings for living rooms and novelty backdrops (example: a walrus in front of an iceberg).
—thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for iceberg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iceberg
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And those foods are as varied as America itself: baked ham, roasted turkey (or goose), prime rib, crown roast, lasagna, rack of lamb, pizza, chili, clam chowder and tamales, to name a few.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Oysters, mussels, scallops and clams feed by filtering plankton out of the water.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dating back to the 1930's, not only were these glass ornaments coated with a layer of shiny bright colors, they were produced in a variety of shapes such as hearts, bells, and icicles, as well as the traditional baubles.Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2024
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Cuyahoga National Park’s Ledges Trail is one of America’s most scenic winter hikes due to the dramatic icicles that can form on the rocks.Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
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This includes anything from a Windows PC to a smartphone to an Amazon Fire TV stick.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Rose Gold Luster/Brown shadow stick pictured above is easy to smudge for a soft finish.Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iceberg. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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