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noun

Definition of icingnext
as in reward

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verb

present participle of ice
1
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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2
as in murdering
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 icing
Noun
The new take on the oval pastry combines sweet almond paste with tart cherry filling for the perfect combination of flavors to cut through the flaky dough and creamy white icing. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 After a stop at a Toledo bakery, the bus smelled of doughnut icing. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Verb
The final touch is a cream cheese icing good enough to eat by the spoonful. — Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026 An inspired taste straight from the South, this flavor features pineapple, banana, coconut, and carrot ice cream, made complete with cream cheese icing swirls, banana bread, and praline pecan pieces, of course. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for icing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for icing
  1. reward
  2. ensuring
  3. murdering
  4. award
  5. assuring
  6. assassinating
  7. fringe benefit
  8. guaranteeing
Noun
  • Since last year, the FBI has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The combined effect on the tongue and the brain’s reward center is one reason why the medicine can successfully silence constant food cravings.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of reward
Verb
  • The destruction would be limited to Taiwanese assets, helping Beijing maintain its argument that the operation was strictly an internal matter and ensuring that international powers couldn’t claim a greater need to intervene.
    — Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, the emphasis at this stage is on ensuring the machine operates as designed rather than demonstrating commercial fusion performance.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ensuring
Verb
  • In 1893, Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden was tried for allegedly murdering her father and stepmother with an axe inside the family home.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In a newer piece of casting, Sarah Paulson, who’s been filming season 13 of American Horror Story, will appear as Aileen Wuornos, a serial killer who was convicted of murdering seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of murdering
Noun
  • The would-be comedy that braved the path of the Drama awards and was rewarded?
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Bergé—still blustery and energetic at sixty-eight—flanks Saint Laurent protectively as the two leave their hotel for the ceremony, where the designer is set to receive a lifetime-achievement award.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of award
Verb
  • Her first ally is Oona (Bo Bragason), a loud, flirtatious Brit who teaches Annie to operate a motorboat by assuring her that steering it is just like giving a hand job.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • Middleton emphasized the personal impact of such decisions, while also assuring that Thomson retains a place within the organization.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of assuring
Verb
  • Utah prosecutors are turning up the heat on Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, arguing that the evidence against him easily meets the standard required to send the case to trial.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Ferrell instead starred as the villainous mogul Jacobim Mugatu, who attempts to brainwash Derek into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of assassinating
Noun
  • Coaches will receive fringe benefits on top of their annaul salaries.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • Lower housing costs, more accessible healthcare systems and a slower pace of life are not fringe benefits.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of fringe benefit
Verb
  • One element could be Paramount setting up a governance structure guaranteeing the independence of news outlets like CBS News and CNN, perhaps through an independent board.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In May, the University of Chicago unveiled one of the most generous aid packages, guaranteeing free tuition starting in the fall of 2027 for undergraduate students from families with annual income less than $250,000.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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