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
Instead of releasing spores from gills or pores, these mushrooms have hanging spines—soft, icicle-like structures that dangle from their fruiting bodies.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
No drool icicles hanging from his mouth and his body shook with excitement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Snow lay white and shining over the pleated hills, and icicles hung from the forest trees.
—New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
On the way to the suspension bridge, about a 15-minute walk, see giant icicles along the cliff sides and the frozen top of the Montmorency River, their stillness stark against the roaring rush of the waterfall.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
No drool icicles hanging from his mouth and his body shook with excitement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Snow lay white and shining over the pleated hills, and icicles hung from the forest trees.
—New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
On the way to the suspension bridge, about a 15-minute walk, see giant icicles along the cliff sides and the frozen top of the Montmorency River, their stillness stark against the roaring rush of the waterfall.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icicle
Noun
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The boutiques, surf shops, and cafes are easier to explore, and those iconic clam chowder bowls?—
Cliff Lewis,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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Other choices are clam chowder ($2.22, $2.92), French onion ($2.92).—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On April 14, just before midnight, the 882-foot ship struck an iceberg, sparking a chain of events that would lead to one of the most dramatic shipwrecks in history, killing roughly 1,500 people, per Britannica.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The breaking off of this huge iceberg is an example of the ongoing shrinkage happening at the earth's poles over the past few decades as part of climate change.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The good/bad news: The Marketside Celery Sticks should already be not just off the shelves at Walmart, but out of the refrigerators of any consumers. Recalled 1.6-ounce bags of four celery sticks come from lot No.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, both of my cats go crazy for these simple sticks.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Going off the drugs cold turkey, as Parker Posey’s character does, could lead to dangerous withdrawal symptoms in real life.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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If Fox’s balance sheet allows it to be relatively unbothered by the threat of a pharma ban, the more vested networks aren’t exactly gearing up for cold turkey withdrawal pains.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Icicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icicle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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