icings

noun

plural of icing
as in fringe benefits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icings
  1. fringe benefits
  2. premiums
  3. prizes
  4. awards
  5. rewards
  6. giveaways
  7. subsidies
  8. windfalls
Noun
  • Coaches will receive fringe benefits on top of their annaul salaries.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • That number doesn’t include fringe benefits.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of fringe benefits
Noun
  • That gap matters far more now that the premiums have compressed, and in many cases inverted.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Discounts are available for anti-theft features, bundling and for paying premiums in full.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of premiums
Noun
  • Harding and Powell have been making the rounds at parades and festivals where meat raffles offer oversized sausages as prizes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The location pros behind Best Picture Oscar winner One Battle After Another and nominee Marty Supreme won the film prizes at the 2026 LMGI Awards, with the Pluribus, Fallout and Black Rabbit teams taking TV honors.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of prizes
Noun
  • The awards will debut at the event’s 2026 iteration, which will take place at the Javits Center in New York September 24–27, and will highlight artists from the Caribbean.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Companies without a booking can pay more to cross the Panama Canal through an auction that awards slots to the highest bidder.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of awards
Noun
  • Such deals were rewards for consistently good work, and a rare chance for stability in Hollywood – a monthly salary instead of project-to-project paycheck jumping.
    — Mike Schur, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • They are allowed two losses before the run ends, with respawn tokens available in the rewards track.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of rewards
Noun
  • Customers who wear Cowboys gear in-store can be eligible for a chance at winning surprise tickets and merch giveaways throughout the season.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The event will include giveaways, prizes, barbecue hot dogs, a meet and greet with San Diego Police Department volunteers, photo ops with Skateboard Hall of Famers and officers, patrol cars, a four-person relay race and a fastest lap contest.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of giveaways
Noun
  • Laesch argues Aurora has given away too much to developers and that economic growth should produce better-paying jobs without adding on corporate subsidies.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With no federal subsidies available for that group, HAAM and Central Health have tried to develop separate solutions for this subpopulation.
    — Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • Orange County commissioners accepted — with reservations and some argument — a citizen panel’s recommendations for how to spend future tourist-tax windfalls, advice that left out a convention center expansion and a billion-dollar baseball stadium.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI and Anthropic employees could theoretically pool their IPO windfalls and buy nearly 29% of all homes in the San Francisco metro area, according to Redfin.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of windfalls
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“Icings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icings. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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