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glaciate

[glay-shee-ayt, -see-] / ˈgleɪ ʃiˌeɪt, -si- /


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Around him, candles burn in the frigid breeze and flowers glaciate at their stems.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

The 1858 oil painting presents a panoramic view of the Ecuadorian Andes encompassing the snow-capped volcanic peak at the top, blue glaciated ice below, and towering palm trees lower still.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

But neither have been hit harder than Pakistan's mountainous north, home to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one of the most glaciated areas in the region.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

The rugged, remote region was hours from any towns, and featured low-lying hills, steep alpine cliffsides, and "even glaciated terrain", he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024

However, he emphasizes that the measurements cannot distinguish between methane from glaciated regions and methane from wetlands.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024

Emma shouted, and we all took off running after it, slipping and sliding on the ice, rounding the corner into the snow-choked alley that ran between the glaciated building and the one next to it.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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