as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the artillery quickly made mincemeat of the enemy's fortifications
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Recent Examples of mincemeat
Destined to be reduced to mincemeat one way or another, the neo-Mickey's limp, naked body slowly slides out from the machine.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Skillets of buttery cornbread, catfish nuggets with house remoulade, smoked jerk chicken wings, bowls of gumbo bobbing with crab legs, triangles of short rib sandwiches and platters stacked with powdered mincemeat cookies arrived on the table one after one.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Her new hiking boots—part of this particular junket’s raft of supplies—had made mincemeat of her feet.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2024
That conviction came apart in the bloody years that followed, as machine-gun and trench warfare made mincemeat of visions of easy conquest.
—Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Skillets of buttery cornbread, catfish nuggets with house remoulade, smoked jerk chicken wings, bowls of gumbo bobbing with crab legs, triangles of short rib sandwiches and platters stacked with powdered mincemeat cookies arrived on the table one after one.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Her new hiking boots—part of this particular junket’s raft of supplies—had made mincemeat of her feet.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2024
That conviction came apart in the bloody years that followed, as machine-gun and trench warfare made mincemeat of visions of easy conquest.
—Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mincemeat
Noun
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Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The devastation that Melissa left behind has left 25,000 people still in shelters in Jamaica on Wednesday, according to Sky News.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jamaica is waking up to devastation, with severe damage to infrastructure including the electric grid, hospitals and schools.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Texas Tech started slow in Manhattan, but the dam eventually broke due to Tech’s havoc-wreaking defense.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The real reason is to wreak as much havoc as humanly possible, or at least that’s what we’re given to believe from the way the hostess swans about while deftly manipulating dozens of puppet strings simultaneously.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Asked on Sunday why more Americans feel this way about Democrats than the president -- even amidst the East Wing demolitions or a White House Halloween party hosted during the shutdown -- Martin suggested Republicans were in hotter water and disapproved of by Americans more.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Co-anchor Michael Che then addressed Trump proudly announcing the remodeling of a White House bathroom, on top of his demolition of the East Wing, which had stood for 123 years.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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This is why leading AI scientists warn that developing superintelligence could result in humanity’s extinction.—
Andrea Miotti,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Alongside their impressive achievements, the founding generation failed to reach a just accommodation with the Native American population, and failed to end slavery or, more realistically, put it on the road to extinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Toronto Blue Jays bounced back from a tough Game 3 loss to even the World Series at two games apiece following a 6-2 Game 4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The situation could result in potential discipline for the Ravens, ranging from fines or loss of draft picks to possible suspensions if the NFL determines a serious violation occurred.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Mincemeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mincemeat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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