dissections

plural of dissection

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Recent Examples of dissections Based on dissections of a few catfish and the timing of the sighting, researchers concluded the bumblebee catfish were likely migrating upriver to spawn and were not eating during the migration. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissections
Noun
  • The researchers used a series of methods involving x-rays, CT scans, and microscopic and chemical analyses to ensure that the fleshy parts were indeed just a clay molding.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
  • According to their analyses, the dinosaur, which could grow to over 12 meters (40 feet) long, had a fleshy crest along the neck and back and a row of spikes running down the tail.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The company is already facing several investigations tied to both its Autopilot and FSD systems.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In the following weeks, Vought and Paoletta stopped oversight activities, quashed ongoing investigations and froze active enforcement cases, which included matters involving some of the largest banks in the nation, such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fake sales accounts, other Wells Fargo scandals From 2013 to 2016, the comptroller’s office said that Russ Anderson failed to provide information or provided false, incomplete or misleading information during compliance examinations in 2015.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Initial examinations of the ruins reveal that the site experienced several distinct stages of construction and growth.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just last month, the FAA also restored Boeing’s ability to perform final safety inspections on 737 Max jetliners and certify them for flight.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Dissections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissections. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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