1
as in ensures
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 murders
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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Recent Examples of ices
When Claire’s adult daughter Channing pilots the idea of going on a ski trip next year and starting her own holiday traditions, Claire completely ices her out and won’t consider it.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
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Starting with damp—not dripping—strands ensures the formula isn’t competing with natural oils or residual product buildup.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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The store’s Basic Needs program ensures that shoppers facing urgent situations can receive essential items free of charge, while a voucher system helps others make subsidized purchases when needed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2026
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Perez, a 63-year-old transient man, was convicted of the child murders from 1992 through 2001 throughout Central and Northern California, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gun murders rare Until Sunday, Australia had decades of proof that tough gun laws can make a country safer with one of the world’s lowest gun homicide rates, per capita.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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Now, back in her dorm room, Wrigley assures her that nobody thinks that, least of all Evan, who is still obsessed with her.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2026
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Saks assures that the company will make go-forward payments to vendors and the goodwill developed over the years by van Raemdonck and team will be critical to holding the vendor relationships together.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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This guarantees quality and type.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
13 Jan. 2026
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Renate Reinsve, Emma Stone, Kate Hudson, Chase Infiniti, Cynthia Erivo and several others are all vying for inclusion in a category with just five available slots, a level of competition that all but guarantees notable omissions on Oscar nomination morning.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Teyana Taylor slays in red at an event in Las Vegas, while Hudson Williams smiles for the cameras at Men's Fashion Week in Milan.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Chriselle Lim demonstrates that a precise center part, along with a straight style, is the perfect formula for a sharp bob that slays.—
Omenaa Boakye,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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Kaiser is a nonprofit organization that both insures people and treats them.—
Ariel Hart,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a federal government agency, grants charters and insures credit union members’ deposits for up to $250,000, just like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) does with for-profit banks.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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However, what's even more ingenious in setting them apart from other horror villains is how the killer offs their victims by using the rules of horror films against them.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The protocol feeds the graph, the graph trains the model, the model executes better transactions, which generates more protocol data.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Ices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ices. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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