as in analysis
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country
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Recent Examples of dissection
Written in the form of an MFA thesis, the book offers a postmodern dissection of the ways power affects coupling partnerships.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Skinner’s post-match news conference turned into a dissection of why Chelsea are so tough to compete with.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Munn was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in April 2023 and went public with her health journey in March 2024, having undergone five surgeries including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Skinner’s post-match news conference turned into a dissection of why Chelsea are so tough to compete with.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Munn was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in April 2023 and went public with her health journey in March 2024, having undergone five surgeries including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissection
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Financing for oil, gas, and coal projects from the top six US banks fell to $73 billion in the first seven months of the year, down 25% from the same period last year, according to a Bloomberg analysis.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Additional analysis showed that around 70 percent of these LRDs displayed evidence of gas swirling around 2 million miles per hour—solid indicators of accretion disks surrounding supermassive black holes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Carter said the lab is involved in fingerprinting, narcotics, toxicology and firearms examination.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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This is where a SOC 2 examination has become the new litmus test for trust.—
Jatin Narang,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Dissection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissection. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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