Definition of FINELY

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Crab Cakes with Fresh Corn Ingredients 1 lb. fresh Maine Jonah crabmeat (or other crabmeat, if Jonah is unavailable), picked over for shell fragments 1 cup fresh raw corn kernels ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion ½ cup mayonnaise ½ tsp. — CBS News, "The Dish: Luke Holden of Luke's Lobster shares his signature recipes," 6 July 2019 Green Harissa 3 green chiles, finely chopped 1 bunch cilantro, chopped 2 lemons, preferably meyer lemons, zested 1 pinch red pepper flakes ½ cup olive oil Kosher salt, to taste 1. — Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com, "Get a Sneak Peek of Gordon Ramsay's New Around-the-World Cooking Show and Magazine," 1 July 2019 Aubrey Allicock is the animated Figaro, with a gorgeously firm and finely finished bass-baritone. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "Classic operas 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'Rigoletto' round out the St. Louis festival," 18 June 2019 In a food processor, process the pecans until finely ground and beginning to clump, 30 to 40 seconds. — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipes: A hearty Father’s Day menu, starring steak," 12 June 2019 Each one would resemble the (A) to (E) outline above, but would be much more finely grained. — Quanta Magazine, "Why the Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem Doesn’t Need to Be Enhanced," 3 June 2019 Meanwhile, in food processor, pulse peppers, almonds, scallions, parsley, vinegar, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper until very finely chopped. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Chilled Tortellini Romesco," 29 May 2019 Core cabbage, then finely shred and toss with onion. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Hawaiian Pork Pull-Apart Rolls," 20 May 2019 Yes, these are real pieces of furniture, finely crafted in Italy with luxury materials. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "Actual Question: Would You Put This Hot Dog Sofa in Your Home?," 29 Apr. 2019

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