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Recent Examples of deconstruction The architecture department of Tbilisi’s city hall issued a permit allowing for the concert hall’s demolition, mandating the venue’s deconstruction by December 25th. News Desk, Artforum, 21 July 2026 The deconstruction phase is over. David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The consequence of all these elements of deconstruction and lightness is that there is no space to cut corners or hide imperfections. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 The Last Action Hero during the height of Schwarzenegger’s popularity was an extremely self-aware and self-depreciating deconstruction that, as noted already, was doing what Deadpool does before anyone knew how to react to it. Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deconstruction
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Noun
  • The analysis of Newcastle scoring with their last four shots on target is reminiscent of Woltemade’s efficient scoring record to start last season.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The precise composition of ancient Egyptian paints, binders, adhesives, and similar materials used to make artifacts is largely unknown, in part because a full analysis would require taking samples that would damage those valuable artifacts.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Running parallel to this butchery investigation is the arrival of perpetually hungover FBI agent Gwen Birgssen, played by British actress Lily James with an incomprehensible southern drawl and some clunky platitudes that veer into genre parody.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Doctors can use the score to determine whether more investigation or treatment is necessary, particularly in people who have inherited risk of pancreatic cancer or who have had pancreatitis, for example.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Deconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruction. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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