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Recent Examples of mincing
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
Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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
Verb
And Feldman, in characteristic fashion, isn’t mincing words.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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
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Making chemicals from trees is doable by traditional means — chopping the wood into smaller pieces and then using chemicals and enzymes to pretreat it for further processing.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The image of Nixon strolling on the sand or Reagan chopping wood carried the symbolism that California’s political moment had arrived.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Like any good network soap, Grey’s loves to torture us with exaggerated teaser clips.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Because of the same exaggerated respect for states, each elects two of the 100 senators.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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After going largely uncontested as the top theatrical draw for most of the past month, Sony’s Marvel antihero spin-off is beginning to round out its final numbers.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Deadline first reported that the original film would be moving from a full theatrical release to a limited one and an immediate premiere on Apple TV+.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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But across the city in the genteel surroundings of a Marylebone hotel, this animosity will soon turn public.Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Horror stories are often about the disjuncture between appearances and depths and turn on a change in perception: the genteel aristocrat who is in fact a monster, the idyllic town that conceals a dark secret.Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The dilemma recalls Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool and Where the Sidewalk Ends, post-WWII films about personal probity but without the melodramatic hype that cheapened both.Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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The melodramatic Bea often takes potshots at spirited newcomer Ndidi (the deft Aisha Sougou) over coveted customers in some of the play’s funniest moments.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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During that time, rural Americans gifted their friends and family food and small handmade wooden or sewn presents.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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From wooden garden pergolas, paper marigolds hung above the performers’ feather headdresses.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Says Gah, the Bow Pant, $148 For the friend with flair, these mesh lacrosse pants are the perfect balance of comfortable and cute.Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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There are also a number of great stocking stuffers available right now, like cute Ankle Socks (just $8) or a travel-ready Leather Card Case With Magnet (only $13).Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Mincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mincing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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