as in analyzed
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling
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Recent Examples of dissected
Half of the figurine is dissected to show how Buddy is truly born in indigo.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Douglas dissected the testimony from the school staffers and their actions the day of the shooting and how information was conveyed to the administrator.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
There, they’ll be photographed and then stunned and killed by exposure to dry ice, before being dissected.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
TikTok users have also dissected the couples in their videos, some of which have racked up millions of views and thousands of likes.
—Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
But not everything can fit neatly in an eight-part series, and there’s a reason the case is still being dissected today.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Mahomes dissected the Lions' secondary on Sunday night, throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Jurors, journalists and scores of public onlookers obsessively dissected the case.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The song became a trending topic on X as people dissected the new teaser track.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Douglas dissected the testimony from the school staffers and their actions the day of the shooting and how information was conveyed to the administrator.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
There, they’ll be photographed and then stunned and killed by exposure to dry ice, before being dissected.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
TikTok users have also dissected the couples in their videos, some of which have racked up millions of views and thousands of likes.
—Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
But not everything can fit neatly in an eight-part series, and there’s a reason the case is still being dissected today.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Mahomes dissected the Lions' secondary on Sunday night, throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Jurors, journalists and scores of public onlookers obsessively dissected the case.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The song became a trending topic on X as people dissected the new teaser track.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissected
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Several of the production facilities that CNN analyzed have swiftly replaced villages and farmland, growing by tens of thousands of square feet in the past five years.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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In The New Republic, Alex Shephard analyzed the nitty-gritty successes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dissected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissected. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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