as in to chop
to cut into small pieces minced some garlic and added it to the stew

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Recent Examples of mince Bigelow’s explosively entertaining real-time thriller, told from multiple perspectives at various levels of government from situation room deputies to POTUS (Idris Elba) himself, does not mince on hopelessness. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 Prince Philip didn’t mince his words on his grandson’s big day. Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025 During a budget hearing last month, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke did not mince words when describing her office’s means to stay on top of rapidly developing forensic science and its impact on criminal cases. Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 Michael Jackson did not mince words when giving advice to Donny Osmond back in the day. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mince
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  • Clean, dry, and chop fresh parsley and put it in ice cube trays.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The praline starts out as a solid sweet before being chopped in a food processor into a paste.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Mince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mince. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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