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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

As global temperatures increase, oceans expand from the heat while melting glaciers and ice sheets add even more water to the seas.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

That ice shelf had acted as a stabilizing barrier for Hektoria and neighboring glaciers.

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

In another life, she might have believed he was coming to rescue her, a shining savior with golden hair and eyes the pale blue of northern glaciers.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo