deconstructing

present participle of deconstruct

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deconstructing Clooney, playing such a direct variation on himself, does an expert job of showing us celebrity from the inside out, deconstructing the very notion of stardom. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Johnson, a romantic heroine who always seems to be silently deconstructing the idea of romance, is poised enough to emerge unscathed. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 Themes include the exploration of these issues, battles for justice, finding strength, deconstructing limiting beliefs, and seeking a better future, presented through drama, documentary, and horror. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025 Our authoritarian president continues his daily attacks on our democracy and has made astounding progress in deconstructing our government with the active assistance of Congress and the Supreme Court. Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstructing
Verb
  • In analyzing Charlotte’s guard-heavy roster, many pundits externally don’t view the Hornets’ frontline as a strength.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Fingerprint matrix Ordinary imaging methods, whether photographs, sonar, or ultrasound scans, rely on sending a wave toward an object and analyzing the portion that bounces back.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bonitto said he’s made a habit of dissecting the cadences of opposing quarterbacks on film and studying them throughout the week.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Similar reasoning can be applied when dissecting the playing time uptick veteran wideout David Moore saw Sunday; Moore played 56 snaps Sunday (97%), which is more than every other offensive player who is not a lineman or who doesn’t have the last name Young.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This musical blends gospel and Motown with operatic stylings to illuminate the changing times of the Civil Rights era while examining social and familial issues still prevalent today.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The exhibition is devoted to examining modes of representation in different mediums where artists have addressed the concept of mourning, commemoration, and loss as a direct response to the national emergency of black grief.
    Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead the county was mainly assessing which funding streams would be affected by the shutdown, and developing contingency plans.
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For businesses, assessing the actual costs of climate change was too difficult to measure and the damages seemed too far out.
    Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Deconstructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstructing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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