glaciated

adjective

as in congealed

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Recent Examples of glaciated Road to Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington One of the country's oldest national parks, Mount Rainier is an active volcano and the most glaciated peak in the lower 48 states. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glaciated
  1. congealed
  2. supercooled
  3. semisolid
  4. icy
  5. frostbitten
Adjective
  • My heart eyes for the beets and the overall experience at Rose's almost blinded me from noticing the dressing was hardly a caramel, but rather a congealed marinade with a grainy mouthfeel.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of congealed
Adjective
  • The liquid is trapped — or corralled — and can remain liquid far into the supercooled zone.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of supercooled
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  • Council members were fed up with being a regional processing point for sludge, the semisolid mixture of human waste, other organic material and chemicals that gets filtered out of wastewater.
    — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
  • While the spoon is designed for solid and semisolid foods that act as a bridge between the spoon and the tongue, the cup works with liquids such as soups and beverages.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of semisolid
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  • In winter, some wetlands become more accessible as thick, spongelike layers of organic-rich peat freeze solid and become strong enough to support snow machines on their icy surfaces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Set against the Swiss Alps, the story follows an Englishman (Spall) found barely alive in an icy mountain stream by local woman Alma (Deleila Piasko) and her young son, Franz.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of icy
Adjective
  • When last these teams met KC won a 26-7 playoff game at Arrowhead after the 2023 season in frostbitten winter.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Rescuers threw a rope, but with frostbitten hands and shifting ice, escape was impossible.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of frostbitten

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