as in analysis
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
a lengthy deconstruction of the president's speech by a panel of pundits
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Recent Examples of deconstruction
All of the vampire costumes had a form of deconstruction.
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Essence, 1 May 2025
That year an honorary degree was conferred on Jacques Derrida, and when somebody described him as the exponent of deconstruction theory, Brown relates, Prince Philip was overheard muttering that his own family seemed to be deconstructing pretty well.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
And now the deconstruction dominated the proceedings, something many of us loved but which most audiences felt was just too much too fast.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
But this is actually a major deconstruction of the genre.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Essence, 1 May 2025
That year an honorary degree was conferred on Jacques Derrida, and when somebody described him as the exponent of deconstruction theory, Brown relates, Prince Philip was overheard muttering that his own family seemed to be deconstructing pretty well.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
And now the deconstruction dominated the proceedings, something many of us loved but which most audiences felt was just too much too fast.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
But this is actually a major deconstruction of the genre.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstruction
analysis
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Rather, the court thought that the correct analysis was whether a particular Anti-SLAPP law (here, New Jersey's UPEPA) through its text and structure was in conflict with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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An analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that attacks against members of the media there are on the rise.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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“Deconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruction. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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