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
This brand will need to be deconstructed a bit through education and amplification to reach the broader audience that IBM is aiming for.
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Players often need a screwdriver to deconstruct the case and specialized tools to make removing keycaps and switches easier.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
These pieces are then deconstructed, redesigned, and sold back to the Global North.
—Ezreen Benissan, Essence, 7 July 2025
Each image could be unraveled, deconstructed into individual dots—the pixels of an analog age.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Players often need a screwdriver to deconstruct the case and specialized tools to make removing keycaps and switches easier.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
These pieces are then deconstructed, redesigned, and sold back to the Global North.
—Ezreen Benissan, Essence, 7 July 2025
Each image could be unraveled, deconstructed into individual dots—the pixels of an analog age.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstruct
Verb
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Stay tuned for the report this fall, which will present and analyze the survey results.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
25 July 2025
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The goal, according to the FBI, is to analyze and compare which devices were within the coverage area during specific windows of time on the nights of the attacks and surrounding dates, as well as any devices that follow suspicious patterns.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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These moments have since become the subject of viral social media videos and memes, with internet sleuths now dissecting whether Pascal's behavior towards pregnant and married Kirby crossed a line.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Ansari and Reeves sit down with Entertainment Weekly to dissect the trailer, also sharing tidbits about how Reeves' past comedic roles — notably, the hapless Ted from the Bill & Ted film franchise — helped lay the groundwork for Gabriel.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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The current playoff format deserves to be thoroughly dissected and examined.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The authors also examined how these projections will accelerate the pace of aging in China.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If not, assess where your points and miles will be the most valuable to you.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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Accordingly, companies should consider working closely with legal counsel now to evaluate supply chains for PIP (3:1) presence, assess applicability of exemptions, and develop messaging frameworks aligned with early compliance and innovation.—
Meaghan Colligan Hembree,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Deconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruct. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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