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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

At the same time, massive ice sheets and glaciers continue melting long after temperatures rise.

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

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

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