dissected

Definition of dissectednext
past tense of dissect

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Recent Examples of dissected In an exclusive preview of the bonus content, Emily Blunt‘s meteorologist Margaret Fairchild — who takes center stage in the film opposite Josh O’Connor — is dissected by the actress, director and more. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Dylan’s live shows are dissected by fans in a way most artists’ aren’t. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The robots moved tissue and dissected around the gallbladder. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 In an interview with Rolling Stone last month, Lefty said that even her appearance, specifically her smile, is being dissected. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026 From the frantic frenzy surrounding royal nuptials to the way the internet dissected every possible clue from Zendaya and Tom Holland before they were revealed to have officially tied the knot, weddings like these are a cultural event. Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 In the month since her Netflix debut, viewers have dissected everything about the now 21-year-old Shirilla, who is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life in prison—her first parole hearing is scheduled for September 2037. Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026 Still, New York kept chipping, chipping away, before the last two and a half minutes of a game that will be savored, dissected, and, take it to the bank, the subject of books and documentaries. Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissected
Verb
  • The category analyzed the state’s business environment, employment and growth.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Nanos noted there was blood and other DNA found at the scene that is also still being analyzed, but has so far also yielded no results.
    Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Afterward, rescuers and a veterinary team from the University of California, Davis examined the horse and sedated it.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, no one had directly examined fully strained films thinner than about four nanometers using techniques capable of measuring both the motion and spin of electrons at the same time.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Dissected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissected. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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