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  • present participle of top.
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topping

[top-ing] / ˈtɒp ɪŋ /


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She is a staunch defender of the Scandinavian country's famed welfare state, with an attitude that resonates with many Swedes, regularly topping opinion polls on the country's most trusted politicians.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Their use as a topping for sorbets at Evett came to light after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found online reviews accompanied by photographs.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, gained about 2%, topping $108 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The really hard one is the second championship because everybody starts to think they were the reason that the first one worked, and just the difficulty of topping an emotional high like that —”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

But that does not mean people were baking sweet cakes and topping them with sugary icing.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

While sweetcorn is already a staple in South East Asian and Latin American puddings, it has largely been relegated to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings in the UK.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Domino’s Pizza DPZ -0.88%decrease; down pointing triangle believes it has a solution to those endless debates over toppings, crust and extra cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

A few mountains away from Breckenridge, in Aspen Snowmass, a ski-in/ski-out operation called the Hot Dogger recently started serving its namesake item with toppings like furkake, nori and wasabi relish.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

I looked at the huge plate of ice cream and toppings and whipped cream.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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