dissected

Definition of dissectednext
past tense of dissect

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Recent Examples of dissected 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 The surgeons carefully dissected the area and extracted all larvae. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 Some of these couples were tabloid fixtures, their breakups dissected like national news. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 Previous online bullying prompts statement Concern over Annis' previous affiliations are just the tip of the iceberg of how carefully dissected Love Island contestants become. Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissected
Verb
  • Researchers analyzed data from nearly 4,000 older adults participating in a long-term aging study.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • Published in 2023, this paper analyzed the 533 studies on cat diet or predation events published over more than a century and found that cats ate nearly 2,100 different species of animals, including invertebrates.
    Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Rizzo and his team examined the media consumption of 593 white children from across America.
    Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Detectives later examined Roper's cellphone and confirmed those communications had been deleted, the affidavit states.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026

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“Dissected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissected. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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