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as in bones
a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games she anxiously rolled the dice, hoping to win the jackpot

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verb

as in to chop
to cut into small pieces quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew

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Another two-way thread to watch is whether using those spots on super young players bears more fruit than rolling the dice on players like Huff and Pippen in both the short- and long-term. Danny Leroux, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 Formula 1 rolled the dice with the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but the early signs are that its numbers have come up. Dan Cancian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Chargers are a solid team, and Herbert can do enough to dice up a bad defense. The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 The company is heavy in the engineering and development department, which is key for slicing and dicing the data in different ways to open up opportunities beyond trailfinding. Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dice 

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“Dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dice. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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