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Definition of dicenext
as in bones
a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games she anxiously rolled the dice, hoping to win the jackpot

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verb

as in to chop
to cut into small pieces quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew

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Recent Examples of dice
Noun
There is a huge roll of the dice here. NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026 This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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There’s also an impressive discount on the top-selling Fullstar vegetable chopper that can dice produce any which way without any elbow grease on your end, as well as this six-piece champagne flute set that’s primed for New Year’s Eve festivities. Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025 Peeled, fresh ginger can be shredded, diced, or sliced to use in various recipes. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dice
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Noun
  • Police also confirm in court papers that additional bones and eight corpses were discovered in a storage locker.
    Joe Holden, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Torney was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer with recurring tumors that eat away at bone marrow, damaging bones and the immune system.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • To speed up the decomposition process in the compost pile, chop the plants into small pieces and tear apart the soil mass.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
  • As for Quavo himself, the Atlanta rapper recently chopped it up with Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young for Billboard and The Player Tribune’s first episode of their Switching Stages video series.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • There’s one more tip that will make slicing soft cheese simple.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Grate it for a slaw, or add it thinly sliced to salads for a refreshing crunch.
    Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dice. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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