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
Essentially, that means putting it through vacuum distillation using a spinning cone to deconstruct the wine into its component parts.
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Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Rona denim long skirt, $320 The Fashion Forward Find: Tory Burch deconstructed denim skirt, $368
The Sleek and Straight: Wardrobe.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The brushroll has a tangle-resistant design to keep hair and pet dander from clogging your vacuum, and the vacuum can lay totally flat for effective under-couch cleaning or deconstruct into a hand vac size.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Merging seasonal trends with avant-garde ideas, the brand’s approach involves deconstructing traditional design elements to reinvent classic silhouettes, creating pieces that balance sophisticated elegance with creative expression.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Rona denim long skirt, $320 The Fashion Forward Find: Tory Burch deconstructed denim skirt, $368
The Sleek and Straight: Wardrobe.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The brushroll has a tangle-resistant design to keep hair and pet dander from clogging your vacuum, and the vacuum can lay totally flat for effective under-couch cleaning or deconstruct into a hand vac size.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Merging seasonal trends with avant-garde ideas, the brand’s approach involves deconstructing traditional design elements to reinvent classic silhouettes, creating pieces that balance sophisticated elegance with creative expression.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstruct
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The research consortium has data from tissue samples that represents a resource the field has never had—and that is yet to be fully analyzed.—
Atul Gawande,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sean Hartnoll has been analyzing the chaotic behavior found inside black holes in the hopes of coming up with a quantum theory of gravity.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Androgyny plays a factor in Martine Rose, while femininity is dissected through an unabashed use of color and volume in all of Christopher John Rogers’s collections.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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It has been dissected in many an op-ed or BuzzFeed breakdown, received plenty of TikTok love, and, of course, rose to millennial meme fame.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Last month, the Baltimore City Council hosted an oversight hearing to examine the culture and workplace safety of our Department of Public Works (DPW).—
Zac Blanchard,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
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Below, The Associated Press examines some of the potential reasons for Sanders’ free fall, using the QB’s own words, his father’s comments, the analysis of pundits and his on-the-field performance.—
David Brandt,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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China, after assessing the severity of Trump’s threats, seems to be ready to strengthen its fiscal stimulus, and is likewise expanding to other overseas markets.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York assessed the challenge that Donald Trump has to deal with on the economy, one of two major factors the president promised to address ahead of the 2024 election.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Deconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruct. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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