Etymology
Origin of dicing
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; 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
But that relationship breaks down when you’re counting only payroll workers, slicing and dicing the statistics into industry sectors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
Instead, the federal system leaves that slicing and dicing for a different phase of the criminal justice system: sentencing.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023
Those who’d fought and won were dicing in a comer, laughing as only men who have just faced death and lived can laugh.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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