dicing
AmericanEtymology
Origin of dicing
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at dice, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The bank is undergoing a shake-up under Chief Executive Georges Elhedery, who took over in the fall of 2024 and has set about cutting staff and slicing and dicing divisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
On the way loans were being made by private credit, Mr Bailey said there was starting to be "what used to be called sort of slicing and dicing and tranching of loan structures".
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
Instead, the federal system leaves that slicing and dicing for a different phase of the criminal justice system: sentencing.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023
When she and her team learned of the corresponding repavement project, she suspected the agency was dicing up the work to speed the projects along and skirt scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
After I hung up, I tried to concentrate on dinner — dicing the chicken especially; I didn’t want to take another trip to the emergency room.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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