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
Instead, the Dodgers deconstructed Fried, recording four consecutive hits to chase the Yankees’ biggest offseason acquisition from the game.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The capsule features deconstructed tailoring, upcycled denim, hand embroidery and layered textures.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
First conceived by Coppola in 1983, the film deconstructs Roman history in a modern alternate New York City.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Yorke has described it as deconstructing the album, akin to taking shattered pieces of glass and gluing them back together.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 8 May 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The capsule features deconstructed tailoring, upcycled denim, hand embroidery and layered textures.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
First conceived by Coppola in 1983, the film deconstructs Roman history in a modern alternate New York City.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Yorke has described it as deconstructing the album, akin to taking shattered pieces of glass and gluing them back together.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstruct
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When something doesn’t work, don’t punish the misstep—analyze the inputs, refine the process, and reuse the insight.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Wilson said the cost of deferred infrastructure maintenance in La Jolla would be substantial, though it hadn’t been analyzed yet.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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And Just Like … That Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The comedian came up before the prominence of social media, where every move gets dissected and shredded into pieces.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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The report examines how, say, the cellphone is often giving a one-sided perspective of a story brimming with multiple angles and voices.—
David Silverberg,
JSTOR Daily,
13 June 2025
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The Department routinely examines all insurance companies.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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If scientists do detect a potential signature of life, this approach can help assess if the environment where it is detected can actually support the type of life that leads to the signature detected.—
Daniel Apai,
Space.com,
15 June 2025
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Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, and U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that Tehran was not actively pursuing a bomb.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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“Deconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruct. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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