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 Process garlic in a food processor until minced, about 30 seconds. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 His daughter Meghan McCain did not mince words in response. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 Randy Moss’ son didn’t mince words after Larry Fitzgerald Sr. posted about his father's health on social media, claiming that Moss has liver cancer. Danielle Jennings, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Sparks, who also works in health care as a lactation consultant and holds a doctorate of pharmacy, didn’t mince words when asked if her community was working to find the suspect in Thompson’s murder. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mince 

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“Mince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mince. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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