dissection

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Recent Examples of dissection By that same time next year, Munn had a nipple delay procedure, lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025 The dissection revealed that humpback whales have a surprisingly low density of these cells, especially compared to humans. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 Reinterpreting the giant of Japanese cinema’s 1963 classic, High and Low, a tense police procedural with a sharp dissection of social class structures, Lee and screenwriter Alan Fox handle the material with the utmost care and respect. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 Think of the public dissection of and collective sneer toward pop darlings suffering mental health crises, like Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, or the contemptuous treatment of Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential run. Maya Salam, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissection
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Noun
  • An analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034 if the bill became law.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
  • In recent weeks, the Trump administration has arrested an increasing number of migrants with no criminal convictions, according to an ABC News analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Italian law dictates that citizens over 80 must renew their license every two years and complete a medical examination that tests mental acuity.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 June 2025
  • That hasn’t, however, extended to a deep examination of last season’s Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025

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“Dissection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissection. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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