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View definitions for icing on the cake

icing on the cake

noun as in crowning achievement

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noun as in embellishment

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noun as in extravagance

noun as in prodigality

noun as in profligacy

noun as in wastefulness

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"That truly would be the icing on the cake."

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“It’s icing on the cake to get an individual award, and be crowned MVP. But I just really want to appreciate the support from all my teammates, everyone around me, my supporting staff.”

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The icing on the cake of this security debacle is, of course, if Iranian hackers in fact breached these communications.

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They’ve been antagonistic, and it felt like a beautiful moment of female friendship and blossoming and this incredible Gaga song was just like the icing on the cake.

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A turtle drifting into the scene was the "icing on the cake", according to Mr Szabo.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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