slice and dice

idiom

chiefly US
: to divide something into many small parts especially to use the result for one's own purposes
You can slice and dice the data any way you want.

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Those scissors are ready to slice and dice paper with ease and gnaw through heavier materials like twine. New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025 Words slice and dice, every final blow becomes a resurgence. Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025 Elite sides and strikers will slice and dice goalkeepers and teams who do that. Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 DirecTV battled Disney in 2024 as the companies were hammering out a distribution agreement, insisting on its right as a distributor to slice and dice channels into smaller packages, including a sports-centric one. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slice and dice

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“Slice and dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice%20and%20dice. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.

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