dicing

present participle of dice
as in chopping
to cut into small pieces quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew

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Recent Examples of dicing In addition to dicing up the Eagles’ secondary, Andrews also had two TDs on the ground. Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025 Rather than efficiently dicing and slicing your produce, a dull knife actually requires more force, which can cause you or someone else in your household to get hurt. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Simply rake fallen leaves from landscape beds into piles and mow over them on your lawn, chopping them into small pieces by passing over them several times.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Also in attendance were season 31 champion Charli D’amelio, Xandra Pohl and Sasha Farber, who could be seen chopping it up and laughing with Joey Graziadei backstage.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Let stand for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Austin Wells followed by slicing a single to right as Chisholm sped around the bases, sliding headfirst just ahead of Nate Eaton’s throw as New York took the lead.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Dicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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