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But a growing number of people are icing their faces, claiming it reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as under-eye swelling and pores.

From National Geographic • Feb. 21, 2024

My friends are icing me out and I didn’t do anything wrong.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2017

Octavia Spencer as Dorothy and Janelle Monae as Mary are icing on the cake.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2017

That she is whip-smart and an African-American woman are icing on the cake.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2010

"Meanwhile," said TWA's Vice President J. B. Walker, "whenever there are icing conditions, we'll keep our planes on the ground."

From Time Magazine Archive