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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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It showed penguins, fur seals and polar bears attempting to adapt to their ever-changing surroundings, against the backdrop of glaciers and arctic volcanoes.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Ice shelves act as barriers that hold back Antarctica's inland glaciers and ice sheets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

There was no escape for Europe's traditionally cold regions either, with Alpine glaciers continuing to lose ice and temperatures in the Arctic Circle reaching 30C in July.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Most glaciers around the world are shrinking as temperatures rise.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Perhaps eighty years earlier, dust storms had engulfed the high plains, blackening the glaciers in the peaks above.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann