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noun

Definition of icingnext
as in reward

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icing

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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
And then there was Lemieux’s dramatic appearance to put the icing on the cake. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 While other Sphere productions have focused on theatrical reinterpretations of artists’ tracks, Metallica’s story remains firmly rooted in the narrative of noise, with the Sphere’s complementary visual fantasy as the icing on the cake. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Set the baking dish on a wire rack to cool just slightly — about 15 minutes — before icing. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 This Season Any home baker knows that the key to keeping pastries soft and icing spreadable is to tuck your sweets into their own container. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 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
  • While each involves risk and the potential for reward, increasingly, they’re being delivered through a remarkably similar digital experience.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Once the animals had learned to associate each of the six scents with a particular reward location, researchers started swapping the scent-location pairs.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of reward
Verb
  • The most important change moving forward is ensuring that the existence of this category does not become a ceiling.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Their role includes setting accountability structures, approving investments and ensuring that oversight mechanisms exist across functions.
    — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ensuring
Verb
  • The Lahis case nevertheless established an early precedent for leniency toward an Israeli soldier convicted of murdering Arab civilians.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Caleb Flynn, a pastor who competed on American Idol season 12, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, AP News reports.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdering
Noun
  • In that time, Kansas City won two Super Bowls, while Mahomes won two regular-season MVP awards.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The research reported in this news article was supported by the National Institutes of Health (awards R01NS104917, R01MH121372, and R35NS132342) and Yale University.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of award
Verb
  • Reed, among the first to defect to LIV Golf in 2022, chose not to renew his LIV contract this year and leads the European tour points list, assuring him a return to the PGA Tour next year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Economists failed badly in the early years of the climate fight, assuring the world that real damage wouldn’t come until late in this century.
    — Bill McKibben, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assuring
Verb
  • Washington hoped that assassinating Khamenei would prompt a mass antigovernment uprising.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of assassinating
Noun
  • Historians have said the act played a key role in expanding insurance for American workers because employers, unable to offer higher wages, offered insurance and other types of fringe benefits.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Coaches will receive fringe benefits on top of their annaul salaries.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Definition of fringe benefit
Verb
  • An estate planning attorney can speak about protecting a family’s future without guaranteeing probate avoidance or asset protection.
    — Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Others dodge moving objects without mathematically guaranteeing that a collision won’t happen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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“Icing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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