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glaciers

NOUN

mountain of ice, snow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ice floe iceberg

STRONG

berg floe icecap

WEAK

glacial mass ice field snow slide

Example Sentences

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Mountain glaciers account for 27% of sea level rise since 1960, while the Greenland Ice Sheet contributes 15% and the Antarctic Ice Sheet adds another 12%.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Scambos said its observations will be "very useful for structural evaluations of Hektoria and other glaciers in the region."

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

As ice shelves become thinner and weaker, they lose some of their ability to hold back the glaciers behind them.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

It showed penguins, fur seals and polar bears attempting to adapt to their ever-changing surroundings, against the backdrop of glaciers and arctic volcanoes.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The sunlight glances off the glaciers, creating painful flashes of light.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer