as in fringe benefit
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as in ensuring
to make sure, certain, or safe
with that win, the team has pretty much iced a spot in the play-offs
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as in murdering
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to put to death deliberately
that gang leader wouldn't hesitate to ice anyone who tries to invade his turf
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Recent Examples of icing
Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2025
The Hershey's Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake Doughnut features an unglazed shell doughnut, filled with a caramel cheesecake cream, dipped in milk chocolate icing and topped with chocolate cookie crumb and a salted caramel swirl.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Over the Rainbow Doughnut – Cake batter filling, green icing, rainbow sprinkles, and a sugar rainbow.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In total, that’s close to 30,000 hours of content in a year, and the icing on the cake is content for the premium audience.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The icing on the cake, in its most literal sense, came from the maximalist jewelry Rihanna incorporated in the form of a pearl necklace and a wide chain with an openwork medallion.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2025
The Hershey's Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake Doughnut features an unglazed shell doughnut, filled with a caramel cheesecake cream, dipped in milk chocolate icing and topped with chocolate cookie crumb and a salted caramel swirl.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Over the Rainbow Doughnut – Cake batter filling, green icing, rainbow sprinkles, and a sugar rainbow.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In total, that’s close to 30,000 hours of content in a year, and the icing on the cake is content for the premium audience.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icing
Noun
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Maybe the Wii is just a fringe benefit of some other, bigger scheme.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Some companies might stop offering certain or all affected fringe benefits altogether.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The most effective leaders inspire optimism without ignoring hard realities—ensuring that positivity and being happy fuels meaningful results rather than becoming an obstacle to real progress.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Rather than implementing sweeping bans or heavy-handed restrictions, policymakers should focus on enforcing existing laws, ensuring responsible management, and addressing concerns without punishing an industry that’s so important for Florida’s economy.—
Shaun McCorry,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Eleven years after attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress, she's changed careers and started a family with a new husband, Bob Miller.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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For example, destroying a top-end Russian T-90M tank earns a reward equivalent to about $10,000.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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State police officials did not immediately respond to an email early Monday asking about the reward.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Reed said students in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade can be shy about making errors, especially when reading aloud, but assuring them that mistakes are okay will grow their confidence to keep trying.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2025
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No Republicans signaled opposition to Huckabee’s nomination, assuring his passage.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His work has received dozens of national and regional awards.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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The festival reached a settlement with 277 ticket holders in 2021, when it was ordered to pay each recipient an award of $7,220.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These numbers, however, dropped in 2024, as the two states face higher home prices, hefty property taxes, and climbing homeowners' insurance premiums.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Teams can use digital twins to showcase branding opportunities to sponsors or give premium suite customers a virtual walk-through of their offerings.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This underscores the company’s track record of executing rapid-development projects on relatively modest budgets—Erinyes reportedly cost less than $15 million to develop over three years.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2025
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Most recently, the Florida Supreme Court rejected an argument that his longtime use of drugs and alcohol and several head injuries led to a mental decline that would make executing him cruel and unusual punishment.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Icing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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