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
However Taparjan valiantly deconstructs her personality by examining her past and unearthing her demons and traumas.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Juanita Tolliver deconstructs this iconic event, capturing the power and lasting significance of the evening and Chisholm’s presidential run.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Rachel Chavkin directs Abigail and Shaun on a set by Lee Jellinek that deconstructs the house the couple lived in during the pandemic.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 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
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Juanita Tolliver deconstructs this iconic event, capturing the power and lasting significance of the evening and Chisholm’s presidential run.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Rachel Chavkin directs Abigail and Shaun on a set by Lee Jellinek that deconstructs the house the couple lived in during the pandemic.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstructs
Verb
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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So Swalwell and his congressional chief of staff launched an AI technology company that sifts and analyzes campaign fundraising data.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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Amid all the admiring, even nostalgic, books and films commemorating America’s revolutionary beginnings in the lead-up to our country’s 250th birthday, Ellis’ book examines the underside of that time, specifically the failure to end slavery, and the failure to avoid Indian removal.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The film re-examines footage from a 1996 film by a Swedish journalist, who ventured deep into the Amazon to meet the Korubo tribe.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 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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“Deconstructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstructs. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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