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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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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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as in fringe benefit
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Recent Examples of icing
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Severe icing struck his C-117D during a resupply mission.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Cool completely in baking sheet until icing is set, about 1 hour.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Cupcake icing and sports drinks — in all their crayon-like colors — are the final frontiers for Nick Scheidler's team.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Severe icing struck his C-117D during a resupply mission.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Like icing without a cake, AI without good data lacks substance.
—Abhesh Kumar, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Cool completely in baking sheet until icing is set, about 1 hour.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icing
Verb
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The liquid, which is electrically non-conductive, fills all the spaces between the cells, ensuring direct and uniform contact for heat transfer.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 1981, James Reyos, a gay Apache man, was wrongly convicted of murdering a priest.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The program has fringe benefits for others, too.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some other changes Balon would like to make to his department to compete with other counties and municipalities that offer more compensation to their officers both in wages and fringe benefits, including a significant bump in longevity pay.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Alaskan authorities are assuring regulations are followed.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Court filings also describe discussions of assassinating Lula, his vice president Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice de Moraes.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Charles Guiteau was executed in 1882 for assassinating President James Garfield, the center said.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our expert take The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is an excellent business card with useful benefits, valuable rewards and a generous welcome bonus.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Most fast-food chains are also offering freebies or discounts, usually via the rewards app.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The leadership of the paper, and others within Spotlight interviewed during the investigation, felt that McCarthy had behaved appropriately, and was in fact focused on guaranteeing the accuracy of sensitive, high-stakes projects.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When Northern Democrats would not agree to militant pro-slavery demands such as passage of a federal slave code guaranteeing slavery’s westward expansion, Southern Democrats walked out.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just a few weeks ago, Chloë Sevigny was busy slaying the Venice Film Festival red carpet in extremely-cool Simone Rocha and Saint Laurent looks.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
14 Sep. 2025
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Mangione is accused of slaying UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Icing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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