dice 1 of 2

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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But as the dice have fallen, Santa Anita has drawn just five entries this year, and that reduced level of traffic and by extension, competition, means that Churchill Downs will reduce the number of possible Kentucky points earned by the Santa Anita runners to 75% of their former value. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 And over the past few years, swaths of super luxury hotels have rolled the dice on this destination, including the brand-new Raffles at Galaxy Macau. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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Then three-for-three, with Howard dicing up the best pass defense in the country, especially on third down. Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 The idea of slicing and dicing goals into micro-atomic resolutions that will make life so much better all sounds lovely. Channon Hodge, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dice

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“Dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dice. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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