1
as in assured
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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2
as in assassinated
slang
to put to death deliberately
that gang leader wouldn't hesitate to ice anyone who tries to invade his turf
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as in frosted
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Recent Examples of iced
Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
Matcha runs in Marylebone Who can resist a sunny spring walk through London with an iced matcha in hand?
—Riann Phillip, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Participating fathers will receive unlimited video game play all day with admission, along with a buffet of food for competitive fuel, including cheeseburger sliders, flatbread cheese pizza, crispy chicken bites, pretzel dogs, French fries, macaroni and cheese, unlimited soft drinks and iced tea.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Bel Kazan Puff-sleeve Mini Kaftan With sweet puff sleeves and a crisp striped design, this mini kaftan is made for exploring European villages or grabbing iced coffee at the farmers market.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
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Verb
Though it’s not taken quite as seriously by very online people, preference for lemon iced tea can feel a bit like that of New York pizza.
—Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
Matcha runs in Marylebone Who can resist a sunny spring walk through London with an iced matcha in hand?
—Riann Phillip, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Participating fathers will receive unlimited video game play all day with admission, along with a buffet of food for competitive fuel, including cheeseburger sliders, flatbread cheese pizza, crispy chicken bites, pretzel dogs, French fries, macaroni and cheese, unlimited soft drinks and iced tea.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Bel Kazan Puff-sleeve Mini Kaftan With sweet puff sleeves and a crisp striped design, this mini kaftan is made for exploring European villages or grabbing iced coffee at the farmers market.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iced
Verb
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The Canadiens had already reached that modest goal weeks ago, but a 4-1 win Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings all but assured them of reaching a far more challenging goal of making the playoffs for the first time since 2021.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The process begins with a bit of grating, but rest assured that this is the most labor-intensive step of the 30-minute recipe.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].—
Susan Young,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Every school created a pool of students to do the cleaning, supply a fruit platter, decorate and, finally, bake a frosted dessert.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Below is a frosted lens of durable ABS that softly diffuses the LED light.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Coupled with her interview for the cover of People, this ensured plenty of positive content was out there to inspire supportive mentions in the run-up to release.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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This tool ensured that when spacetime interacts with matter as the quantum operator, the equations remain valid and don’t break any fundamental rules.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2025
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He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Harvard has already had more than $2 billion in federal funds canceled or frozen and is currently suing the administration.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The neck of the bottle is frozen, and when opened, the pressure ejects the sediment plug cleanly.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes its way through prisoners who ran out of appeals during a 13-year pause on executions in the state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Castroneves is not assured a starting spot in the 40-car Daytona 500 lineup, of which 36 spots are already secured by full-time chartered teams.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Detroit’s victory secured them back-to-back division titles for the first time during the Super Bowl era, home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs and a first-round bye.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Iced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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