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Recent Examples of mincing
Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.
—New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
Pioneer Natural Resources founder and CEO Scott Sheffield isn’t mincing words about a two-pronged threat pressuring independent oil and gas producers.
—Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
As outrage mounts over the treatment of migrant families at the U.S.–Mexico border, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is not mincing words.
—Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 22 June 2018
So, President Trump also talking immigration today, and not mincing words either.
—Fox News, 17 May 2018
At a time when most of the artists on the island have been seduced by the market and many writers maintain a complicit silence, independent movies are not mincing words.
—Sarah Moreno, miamiherald, 20 Mar. 2018
This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Rod Stewart is not mincing words about the president, especially in the company of British royalty.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2026
In a bowl, combine softened butter with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Italian seasoning, celery salt, and garlic paste (made by smashing garlic cloves with salt, then mincing it and mashing it with the side of your knife).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
The article inside is a strained and mincing document filled with speculation that gay-male social life is entangled with the power structure of Silicon Valley.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Let your food processor do all the hard work of mincing the herbs and garlic—just throw all the ingredients in and voila!
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The most dramatic angle of the edge is set just a few inches back from the tip, allowing for a gentle rock when mincing herbs.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
From Twitter to Threads to Bluesky, fans were not mincing words.
—Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Backlash from economists Economists aren’t mincing their words about Antoni’s credentials.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
October 29th: Mercury moves into Sagittarius, making communication direct and upfront — no more mincing words.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.
—New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
Pioneer Natural Resources founder and CEO Scott Sheffield isn’t mincing words about a two-pronged threat pressuring independent oil and gas producers.
—Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
As outrage mounts over the treatment of migrant families at the U.S.–Mexico border, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is not mincing words.
—Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 22 June 2018
So, President Trump also talking immigration today, and not mincing words either.
—Fox News, 17 May 2018
At a time when most of the artists on the island have been seduced by the market and many writers maintain a complicit silence, independent movies are not mincing words.
—Sarah Moreno, miamiherald, 20 Mar. 2018
This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Verb
Even Johnson wasn’t exactly mincing words that this process begins with Malhotra.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Rod Stewart is not mincing words about the president, especially in the company of British royalty.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2026
In a bowl, combine softened butter with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Italian seasoning, celery salt, and garlic paste (made by smashing garlic cloves with salt, then mincing it and mashing it with the side of your knife).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
The article inside is a strained and mincing document filled with speculation that gay-male social life is entangled with the power structure of Silicon Valley.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Let your food processor do all the hard work of mincing the herbs and garlic—just throw all the ingredients in and voila!
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The most dramatic angle of the edge is set just a few inches back from the tip, allowing for a gentle rock when mincing herbs.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
From Twitter to Threads to Bluesky, fans were not mincing words.
—Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Backlash from economists Economists aren’t mincing their words about Antoni’s credentials.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mincing
Adjective
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Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.—
Tom Zoellner,
SPIN,
29 May 2024
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The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2023
Verb
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With his second consecutive victory and third this season, Denny Hamlin now trails Tyler Reddick by only 51 points, chopping 78 points off the margin in the past three seasons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Hold Cutting Boards In Place Some cutting boards are quite slick on top of counters, which is both unsafe and inconvenient when chopping food.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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National and international media outlets immediately seized on the moment with exaggerated reports about the shooting’s proximity to the event.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Willmett and Harris are clearly uninterested in euphemisms, so there’s an exaggerated naivety to their lyrics.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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His distinct sensibility — by turns theatrical, ironic, chaotic, heartfelt — was native to the Internet.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Rice’s version is a funnier, high-speed theatrical thriller with 1950s swing music and is shown via the Mount Rushmore backdrop, according to The Old Globe.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Some feel the program has become too genteel and needs more of the on-screen dramatics of former correspondent Mike Wallace.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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And so, hounded by creditors and distressed by mounting debts, the remaining family had to leave their formerly genteel surroundings for the gritty, unsentimental shadows of the Yoshiwara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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His melodramatic exit transformed the segment from standard Sunday programming into a piece of gossip and a matter of breaking news.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The listing includes a barn and a 2,400-square-foot insulated shop geared toward car, boat or RV storage — a nod to the owners’ hobbies, including vintage wooden boats, according to background and the agent.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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From the kitchen, a wooden barn-style sliding door leads to the bathroom.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Unmoored from the family unit, and inflated by success and ambition, she is left to roam the rainy hills like a beast that has exiled itself from conventional society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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That store, in a mixed use development on South Coast Highway 101, faced lagging sales and was one of nine to close nationwide as the chain — months shy of its acquisition by Amazon — faced new competition from Walmart and other conventional grocers.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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“Mincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mincing. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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