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Definition of dicenext
as in bones
a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games she anxiously rolled the dice, hoping to win the jackpot

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verb

as in to chop
to cut into small pieces quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew

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Noun
When a city as blue as Los Angeles would rather roll the dice on a television star than send another progressive to City Hall, the message is hard to misread. Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 4 June 2026 In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space. James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Verb
Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times. Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026 Slice them in half and scoop with a spoon, or peel and dice them. Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dice
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Noun
  • Over time, deep-sea minerals, such as ferromanganese oxide, form crusts on the bones and preserve them as fossils, Song said.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
  • Some of the bones will go to a Danish museum.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • But her mother, who found it unseemly for a little girl to be swinging such a thing about, chopped it off one night while my mother was asleep.
    Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • Crumble or chop the bacon to add to the skillet with the pecans, then proceed as described above.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • There is no other way to slice it.
    Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026

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“Dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dice. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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