as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
Adam Smith's celebrated disquisition on the factors contributing to the wealth of nations
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Recent Examples of disquisitions
There was little time to draw breath between art classes, violin making, and disquisitions on John Ruskin.
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Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Many readers certainly do struggle with the epic’s final part, which has its share of dense theological disquisitions.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Much of Woodhouse’s disquisitions on health are pitched at the younger generation.
—Chris Cohen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Many readers certainly do struggle with the epic’s final part, which has its share of dense theological disquisitions.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Much of Woodhouse’s disquisitions on health are pitched at the younger generation.
—Chris Cohen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquisitions
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Numerous investigations have found no evidence of widespread voting fraud, and multiple vote counts upheld Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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The ship departed from Argentina and investigations into the outbreak’s source are focusing there.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The driver of a tractor-trailer that was damaged in the incident was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and has since been released, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey stated in an email response to inquiries from The Bergen Record, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
William Westhoven,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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In recent months, the camp’s owners have faced intense backlash for exploring reopening despite those inquiries.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Their unwillingness to engage beyond the surface means a refusal to examine rap’s layered explorations of life, pride and pain, described through lyrical humor, social commentary and witty wordplay.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Jason Goldman, a onetime Google and Twitter executive, has helped to guide his explorations, joining him in meetings with Silicon Valley specialists and Biden-era federal employees.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Colleges are beginning to respond with interviews, oral examinations, and in-person assessments.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Once the animals undergo forensic medical examinations, the PSPCA said charges for the people responsible could include animal cruelty and neglect, failure to provide access to clean and sanity shelter and lack of veterinary care.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The body of commentary that has developed since, particularly in the field of postcolonial studies, has traced the ways in which uninvited borrowings follow the vectors of asymmetrical power relations.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The best reality shows—every Bravo franchise, The Kardashians, Dance Moms—are anthropological studies with campy one-liners, life blown up to exaggerated proportions.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2026
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Even slow interstellar probes, traveling at just 1% of the speed of light, could reach us in about 10,000 years—an extremely short timescale in cosmic terms.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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In 1986 the European Space Agency’s Giotto spacecraft returned images of the comet’s nucleus, and two Soviet Union probes and two Japanese spacecraft also imaged the comet that year.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
3 May 2026
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“Disquisitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquisitions. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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