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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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Up here, in a starkly beautiful landscape of snowy peaks and glaciers, excavators are carving huge chunks out of the mountains to mine for copper and other minerals.

From Barron's • May 23, 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

After its disappearance, the glaciers in the region began thinning and retreating over the following years.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

If the ice shelves weaken enough, they may no longer effectively slow the glaciers flowing into the ocean behind them.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

And then the glaciers moved down and wiped the Titans out beyond recovery.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck