as in analyzing
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 dissecting
The technique starts with a minuscule sample of tissue; for example, in the makeshift lab at the hotel in Malles Venosta, researchers dissecting moths for sequencing also removed, for DNA barcoding, a leg of each moth whose species was not conclusively known.
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Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
The Miami Herald spent more than two years dissecting the 2022 boat crash that killed 17-year-old Luciana ‘Lucy’ Fernandez and critically injured Katerina ‘Katy’ Puig.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Mbeumo misplaces a pass as United attack and his family groan before dissecting the move.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The first six months are spent dissecting every detail.
—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
At the time, Vogue published several articles dissecting the ethics of the trend, even if the fur worn was vintage or faux.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Bonitto said he’s made a habit of dissecting the cadences of opposing quarterbacks on film and studying them throughout the week.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Similar reasoning can be applied when dissecting the playing time uptick veteran wideout David Moore saw Sunday; Moore played 56 snaps Sunday (97%), which is more than every other offensive player who is not a lineman or who doesn’t have the last name Young.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
From TikTok clips to Instagram reels and YouTube, fans are dissecting every romantic entanglement in the show.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
The Miami Herald spent more than two years dissecting the 2022 boat crash that killed 17-year-old Luciana ‘Lucy’ Fernandez and critically injured Katerina ‘Katy’ Puig.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Mbeumo misplaces a pass as United attack and his family groan before dissecting the move.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The first six months are spent dissecting every detail.
—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
At the time, Vogue published several articles dissecting the ethics of the trend, even if the fur worn was vintage or faux.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Bonitto said he’s made a habit of dissecting the cadences of opposing quarterbacks on film and studying them throughout the week.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Similar reasoning can be applied when dissecting the playing time uptick veteran wideout David Moore saw Sunday; Moore played 56 snaps Sunday (97%), which is more than every other offensive player who is not a lineman or who doesn’t have the last name Young.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
From TikTok clips to Instagram reels and YouTube, fans are dissecting every romantic entanglement in the show.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissecting
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By analyzing nearly half a million nearby star systems, the team sought to understand how often planets survive when their host stars swell into red giants.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Related Stories Set to receive the Indie Star Award at Tauron American Film Festival, Philippe has become known for analyzing cinema history in his detailed docs.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Dissecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissecting. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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