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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
This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
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
That doesn't mean the former Texas A&M quarterback isn't mincing words.
—Mark Heim, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018
Thank you, anonymous source, for not mincing words.
—Tom Philip, GQ, 17 Jan. 2018
Adjective
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
This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
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
That doesn't mean the former Texas A&M quarterback isn't mincing words.
—Mark Heim, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018
Thank you, anonymous source, for not mincing words.
—Tom Philip, GQ, 17 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mincing
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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
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Astle lives a little over 60 miles from the Mexican border, and said the talk of higher crime in the area due to immigration is exaggerated.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Allegations of widespread mail-in ballot fraud are also exaggerated.Clifford Tatum, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to lower revenues from theatrical releases, licensing, and linear networks, partially offset by growth in streaming services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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To hit big international sales numbers there usually needs to be a US theatrical assurance.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The rude new businessman—acting a lot like the characters who strutted around the ring, garnering the rabid love of the crowd—upset a genteel arrangement and won big.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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For drivers who preferred their power in a more genteel package, the V-12 S600 delivered almost identical outputs — 362 hp in original form, 493 after gaining twin turbos in ’03.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
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But Walden isn’t a play made up of claws-out shouting and shattering, melodramatic reveals.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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But where Grapes is relentlessly symphonic and often melodramatic, Unknown—which was finally edited and released 20 years ago—is intimate and restrained, focusing acutely on the slow-motion erosion of the agrarian American dream in a pattern of exploitation that the Dust Bowl only intensified.Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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In the clean-lined kitchen, the marble countertop waterfalls over the snack bar island alongside wooden cabinetry.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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The walls and floor have flecked Venetian terrazzo tiles made with marble pebbles, while at the heart of the room there is a wooden counter inspired by the crates once used to transport premium wools hailing from various continents.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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As cute as the circular jog wheel is, having to enter a name for your schedules and programs is a pain.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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This goes beyond colorful containers and cute doormats.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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While Trump has been a vocal supporter of conventional oil & gas companies, Harris has sided with renewable energy companies.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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None of the shows will be in locations that look like a conventional gallery space.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mincing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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