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 Javier Bardem didn't mince words about his position on Palestine while walking the 2025 Emmys red carpet. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 Fernando Navarro, the music critic for Spanish newspaper El Pais and the Cadena Ser radio station, does not mince his words. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 Of the Warrens, Kurtz did not mince words, denouncing their lack of credentials in the scientific or parapsychological communities. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 The Measurement Crisis Measurement consistently ranks as the top pain point for media buyers across every industry survey, and Pratt doesn’t mince words about why. Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mince
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  • To help keep leaves, whole or chopped, in place during high winds or flooding rains, wet them down with a hose.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Mince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mince. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.

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