as in minute
a very small space of time
it's just a scrape on the knee—we'll have you fixed up in a trice
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Recent Examples of trice
Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.
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Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2023
In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.
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James Vincent,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2023
At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2022
The precarious bridges, as conventional wisdom goes, could be cut down in a trice, leaving enemies stymied.
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Selena Takigawa Hoy,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2021
In a trice, the amicability recedes to approximately the level of the battle of Verdun.
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Kyle Smith,
National Review,
8 Oct. 2019
One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice.
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The Economist,
11 July 2019
The problem is fixed in a trice, and the show goes on without a hitch.
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David Kirby,
WSJ,
17 Jan. 2019
The process takes a whole morning and a good part of the afternoon, but the breads themselves disappear in a trice, said Buffington.
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Janice Steinhagen,
Courant Community,
7 Mar. 2018
Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2023
In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.
—
James Vincent,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2023
At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.
—
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2022
The precarious bridges, as conventional wisdom goes, could be cut down in a trice, leaving enemies stymied.
—
Selena Takigawa Hoy,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2021
In a trice, the amicability recedes to approximately the level of the battle of Verdun.
—
Kyle Smith,
National Review,
8 Oct. 2019
One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice.
—
The Economist,
11 July 2019
The problem is fixed in a trice, and the show goes on without a hitch.
—
David Kirby,
WSJ,
17 Jan. 2019
The process takes a whole morning and a good part of the afternoon, but the breads themselves disappear in a trice, said Buffington.
—
Janice Steinhagen,
Courant Community,
7 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trice
Noun
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And when Cape Verde’s Deroy Duarte evened the score with a right footed shot from a difficult angle at the 59-minute mark, the stunned stadium went silent, minus two small spirited clots of Cape Verde fans in the East end zone seats.
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Niehues fired home the rebound for the opening goal in the 36th minute.
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On Sunday night at Dickies Arena, Rush played the second of their four-performance run scheduled for Fort Worth to a soldout audience.
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The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras.
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Symptoms can include shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness, and a rapid or irregular heartbeat.
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The report listed the probable cause of death as an abnormal heartbeat tied to an underlying condition, systemic sarcoidosis.
Noun
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Key moment The Dream controlled the game early.
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.
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“Trice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trice. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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