as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
deconstructing the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
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Recent Examples of deconstruct
Essentially, that means putting it through vacuum distillation using a spinning cone to deconstruct the wine into its component parts.
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Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Rona denim long skirt, $320 The Fashion Forward Find: Tory Burch deconstructed denim skirt, $368
The Sleek and Straight: Wardrobe.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The brushroll has a tangle-resistant design to keep hair and pet dander from clogging your vacuum, and the vacuum can lay totally flat for effective under-couch cleaning or deconstruct into a hand vac size.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Merging seasonal trends with avant-garde ideas, the brand’s approach involves deconstructing traditional design elements to reinvent classic silhouettes, creating pieces that balance sophisticated elegance with creative expression.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Rona denim long skirt, $320 The Fashion Forward Find: Tory Burch deconstructed denim skirt, $368
The Sleek and Straight: Wardrobe.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The brushroll has a tangle-resistant design to keep hair and pet dander from clogging your vacuum, and the vacuum can lay totally flat for effective under-couch cleaning or deconstruct into a hand vac size.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Merging seasonal trends with avant-garde ideas, the brand’s approach involves deconstructing traditional design elements to reinvent classic silhouettes, creating pieces that balance sophisticated elegance with creative expression.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstruct
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Cities like Los Angeles and Memphis continue using predictive policing AI to analyze crime patterns and allocate resources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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But the tools used to collect and analyze that data today, including the AI cameras at Sam’s Club, have become more sophisticated.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Image An untitled oil painting by George Morrison from 1965 charts two-dimensional topographies dissected by grid lines.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Alexander Werth, a biologist at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, received a call from fellow scientists and later discovered that the team would be dissecting the animal alongside and led by a group of indigenous Māori cultural experts in Aotearoa, New Zealand.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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One significant section of the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study will examine the best long-term solutions to the saltwater intrusion phenomenon.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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With information about each respondent, researchers can examine in more detail the sources and causes of these changes.—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York assessed the challenge that Donald Trump has to deal with on the economy, one of two major factors the president promised to address ahead of the 2024 election.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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Still, Ukrainian military and intelligence officials have assessed that the North Koreans gained crucial battlefield experience and have been key to Russia’s strategy of overwhelming Ukraine by throwing large numbers of soldiers into the battle for Kursk.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Deconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruct. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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