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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

As polar regions continue warming and glaciers melt, the same basic pressures that shaped ancient human migration could once again influence where people are able to live.

From Science Daily • May 13, 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

Over time beyond measure, these poisoned rivers, in the region between fire and mist, slowly solidified into huge glaciers.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman