mince

verb

ˈmin(t)s How to pronounce mince (audio)
Definition of mincenext
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 Scott Eastwood isn't mincing his words about being a decent person in show business. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 Merkley, in a separate statement, didn't mince words. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026 Kelly doesn’t mince words about the odds. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Even Johnson wasn’t exactly mincing words that this process begins with Malhotra. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mince
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chop
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  • Andy Pages chopped a slow bouncer up the middle, and Turner charged.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Turning plastic back into fuel is essentially a process of reverse engineering — using heat and chemistry to chop those massive chains back down into short, usable fuel molecules.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of chop

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