as in analyzes
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 deconstructs
Rachel Chavkin directs Abigail and Shaun on a set by Lee Jellinek that deconstructs the house the couple lived in during the pandemic.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026
This one’s caught my eye especially because Minor deconstructs the essay form, and enlists strange structures to circle his negative space.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The 32-year-old French singer-producer Marylou Vanina Mayniel deconstructs trance music as if with a jeweler’s chisel, making delicate dioramas that call to mind ruins covered in snow.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The piece extracts a section of words from a 1935 essay by philosopher Walter Benjamin and deconstructs them into individual letters, which are then rendered in silver mylar balloons.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The film deconstructs physical identity, familial bonds and the performative nature of gender and desire – all while its central location teeters on collapse.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026
This one’s caught my eye especially because Minor deconstructs the essay form, and enlists strange structures to circle his negative space.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The 32-year-old French singer-producer Marylou Vanina Mayniel deconstructs trance music as if with a jeweler’s chisel, making delicate dioramas that call to mind ruins covered in snow.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The piece extracts a section of words from a 1935 essay by philosopher Walter Benjamin and deconstructs them into individual letters, which are then rendered in silver mylar balloons.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The film deconstructs physical identity, familial bonds and the performative nature of gender and desire – all while its central location teeters on collapse.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstructs
Verb
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This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The show, on display through November, will also feature the work of contemporary artist Marianne Nicolson, who examines the impact of commercial fisheries in British Columbia’s Indigenous communities.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Logan also helped create the 2026 NIPSCO Energy Affordability Impact Brief, which examines residents’ bills in the last few months compared to a year ago.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the clip below, a former Wagner mercenary assesses his work for the private army.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The discovery of the device prompted some evacuations of buildings in the area while the Bomb Squad assesses and removes the device.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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