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 However, Stefanski did not mince words in naming Sanders as the Browns’ QB2 on Friday. Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Ronnie was as solid as a pointer, and the deer minced steadily nearer. Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025 Hughes doesn’t mince words about what that means. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025 Chickpeas are added to Sloppy Joes, for example, for extra protein, and squash is finely minced and added to funeral potatoes. Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mince
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  • To chop the spinach, try arranging it in sort of a clump on your cutting board.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Summit leaves much of Spears’ original vocal in tact, in moments chopping it up and adding spaces of near silence for dramatic effect, before dialing up the BPM and letting the whole thing loose with a bouncy drop.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Mince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mince. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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