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Recent Examples of mincing
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
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
Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
Jacqueline Bisset isn’t mincing her words regarding the #MeToo movement.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Melissa Gilbert is not mincing words regarding the Little House on the Prairie cast’s decision to stop participating in 50th anniversary events.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
And Feldman, in characteristic fashion, isn’t mincing words.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.
—Adjective
Throughout her career, she was known for never mincing words, calling out men for misbehavior and backwards attitudes in her music.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for mincing
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That too would keep Fed officials from chopping rates to boost the economy.—
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That's the chick who pretended on the 'Today' show, chopping cucumbers.—
Adjective
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Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.—
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The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.—
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After being worked when Seth Rollins’ injury shortened his match against LA Knight at Saturday Night’s Main Event, conflicting reports began trickling in that Rollins’ knee injury may have been over exaggerated for dramatic effect.—
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In the three decades since producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler founded the production company Killer Films, the demise of art-house cinema has been greatly exaggerated — more than once.—
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This helped offset a decline in Motion Pictures revenue, which fell by $175 million year-on-year, driven in part by a softer theatrical slate.—
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Discovery in the second quarter from A Minecraft Movie to Sinners with theatrical revenue up 38% as the company prepares to separate into two.—
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But the energy here is vastly different, with Morgan’s genteel suburbanite hazily floating through this next chapter in her life.—
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The subgenre is sometimes dismissed by diehard crime fans as too tame or genteel to be included with other true thrillers.—
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Of all the reactions to Belly and Jeremiah’s engagement, Conrad’s is the most melodramatic.—
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In the real world, however, workplace crushes aren’t quite so melodramatic.—
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The wooden exterior of the house, partly covered with flowering vines, gives the place the feel of a vacation getaway.—
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Constructed from wooden structures and double-sided panels, the scenography invites visitors to move through the space as though navigating the narrow corridors of a barge.—
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The moment in which Guy and Nan reunite at the courthouse and mirror each other on a staircase and over a railing, respectively, is reminiscent of their meet cute in Season 1.—
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Make lunchtime fun again with the help of a cute and colorful bento box or a fun, interactive lunch box.—
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“Mincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mincing. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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