icebreaker

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Recent Examples of icebreaker There will be icebreaker questions BART staff to pair people together and help keep conversations going. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 That moment took place early in the shoot, so was that quite the icebreaker for everybody? Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025 Last year, the Coast Guard officially welcomed its first polar icebreaker in more than 25 years. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025 Among the inaugural honorees is Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s first luxury icebreaker. Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for icebreaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreaker
Noun
  • My son Philip, 33 then, and his wife Madeline drove into the yard after supper.
    Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
  • From convenient weeknight supper ideas packed with flavor to pretty tablecloths and settings that will upgrade your Easter entertaining, there are bargains down every aisle of ALDI to serve up fresh inspiration around your house.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The barges appear to be connected in a continuous span, with the lead ship's ramp extended past the beach.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In the one-minute trailer, Kian dreams up the island in sketches that come to life on the small platform that features a colorful climbing wall on the floating barge in the middle of the ocean.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As ever boasts a wide array of fruit spreads, teas, honey, flower sprinkles and more, and is looking to expand further into hospitality and home goods.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • However, these additions alter tea's nutritional content.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Houston scored again in the sixth to pull within two, an inning that could have been much worse had Harrison Bader’s diving catch on an Alvarez liner to left field not saved a run, or potentially even two.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
  • While Wicked era Ariana solely relied on light sparkly makeup, Ariana is now seen wearing dramatic lashes, cat eye liner, and of course her 2018 high pony.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That’s what prompted me to include monthly socials for women who may be just beginning their reading journey or are simply looking for community.
    Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Summer Hamptons Party Host a coastal social that transports you to the Hamptons—even if there’s no beach in sight.
    Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With past tanker seizures straining relations between Tehran and Washington, the move could escalate tensions further.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But deploying firefighters, helicopters and water tankers is often based on human decisions.
    Devendra Goyal, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Latest footage released by the U.S. Central Command on X shows missiles were fired from a warship and fighter jets were launched from the Harry S. Truman to strike the Houthis.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The oilers are particularly needed in the Indo-Pacific and Persian Gulf — areas regularly patrolled by warships based in San Diego, Hawaii, Washington state and sites in Japan.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The eight will be honored at a ceremony during the 15th annual A STEP UP assistant coaches professional development symposium at Queens University in Charlotte.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The state’s top public safety officials warned attendees at the annual Connecticut emergency management symposium Tuesday that the only certainty is that billions of dollars currently slated for emergency operations across the U.S. are under review by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Icebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreaker. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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