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Recent Examples of icebreaker
Wagner said the goal of the club is to make new friends in a casual environment with books acting as the icebreaker.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
One tried to use it as an icebreaker.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Aboard the icebreaker Araon, senior scientists set the research priorities.
—New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Sometime in the next week, another part of the team, working from the South Korean icebreaker RV Araon, aims to drop another cable, which a robot will traverse once a day, down to a rocky moraine in the Amundsen Sea.
—Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
One tried to use it as an icebreaker.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Aboard the icebreaker Araon, senior scientists set the research priorities.
—New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Sometime in the next week, another part of the team, working from the South Korean icebreaker RV Araon, aims to drop another cable, which a robot will traverse once a day, down to a rocky moraine in the Amundsen Sea.
—Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreaker
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The Nordic-inclined, open-kitchen Refectory hosts breakfast, lunch, and supper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Roasted potatoes and onions are just the side dish this classic supper needs.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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The largest piece of hardware for NASA’s Artemis III mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Monday after a trip by barge from its factory in New Orleans, Florida Today reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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The barge is now expected to go around the northern tip of Denmark via the strait of Skagerrak toward the North Sea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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And if the steamy climate gets to be too much, sip tereré, an ice-cold version of green Argentine tea, on an observation deck built at the height of the tree canopy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pair with overgrown ivy, a pot of tea, and hour upon hour of confessional conversation.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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Witt scored from second after A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson dropped a soft liner off the bat of Royals star Salvador Perez.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Frequently asked questions How should an older woman use lip liner?—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the chamber held its inaugural member celebration as a Friday afternoon member social at Nestldown.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Sure, Patience is still filming with a cell phone for Val’s socials, but Jane is nowhere to be seen.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The tanker had departed from the port of Berbera and was heading to the Somali capital of Mogadishu when it was intercepted, a colonel with the Puntland Maritime Police Force told The Associated Press.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, the Hoehne Fire Protection District shared a video of an air tanker assisting in the suppression efforts.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the strait, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister floated the idea at a symposium in Jakarta earlier this week.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the symposium, a new bachelor of science in geospatial services degree program was launched, beginning with the fall semester.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Icebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreaker. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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