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
The castles, which were hand-built from thousands of icicles to create slides, thrones and tunnels for visitors to walk through, had been a winter event in Lake Geneva since 2019 (their first Wisconsin appearance was in the Dells in 2018).
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
Main-level highlights include a soaring great room showcased by a striking floating staircase that’s topped by a custom icicle chandelier and flanked by a living moss wall that descends to a succulent garden on the lower level.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
The conditions on some patrols were so extreme that eyelashes turned to icicles and neck buffs froze solid.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
True to its name, the Temperature area featured a mountain of pillows and throws on an oversized bed, as well as comforters that were hung to look like icebergs and a lighting fixture made of blue cone-like forms that resembled icicles.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
Main-level highlights include a soaring great room showcased by a striking floating staircase that’s topped by a custom icicle chandelier and flanked by a living moss wall that descends to a succulent garden on the lower level.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
The conditions on some patrols were so extreme that eyelashes turned to icicles and neck buffs froze solid.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
True to its name, the Temperature area featured a mountain of pillows and throws on an oversized bed, as well as comforters that were hung to look like icebergs and a lighting fixture made of blue cone-like forms that resembled icicles.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icicle
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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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This type of ice has formed under immense pressure over the years, contributing to the iceberg's striking appearance.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Get The Recipe Honestly, that's just the tip of my holiday cooking iceberg.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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Officials said her body was located in a wooded area and was covered with leaves and sticks and had extensive head trauma.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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The update features new functionality such as Toggle Holds and mapping stick moment to button presses.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Rather than going cold turkey on nightly dinner dates, try scaling back to just weekends, then using Thursday nights to grab drinks with your college pals.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 Dec. 2024
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Even with his cold turkey approach, Ryan might not be an outlier.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Icicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icicle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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