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icing

[ahy-sing] / ˈaɪ sɪŋ /


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"The festival is only just starting but this feels like the icing on the cake already."

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Any enrichment and information is icing on the cake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

They live in a silo for two, sharing their pain, icing their scars.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Your Social Security is the icing on the proverbial retirement cake.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

The words Congratulations, Grace! are written out in purple icing on top, with yellow flowers around the edge and Sundae School’s trademark star-shaped sprinkles down the sides.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison



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