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dissert

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Definition of dissert

as in to expound

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Rosenhaus expounded on what would constitute the right fit for Hill, who suffered a terrible knee injury in September 2025.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
It was designed by former Nike ACG designer Carl Blakeslee, who expounded on the boot’s creation in 2008.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of expound

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Congress has also shown an affinity for weighing in on sports disputes—consider the airtime members of Congress receive when sermonizing on the state of college sports.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
At least my mother was one of those who sermonized that sentiment.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of sermonize

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Campaigns have been paying attention to influencers as younger people turn to them for news, said McGowan, who’s known for pontificating from her kitchen.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Half were male in aura, squatting with their long lenses and beckoning confidence, always ready to pontificate, and the other half were female, a demure box into which a slide could be slipped, bringing the room to life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of pontificate

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As the plane was plunging toward the ground, a man's voice could be heard reciting the Lord's Prayer in the background.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
As the plane plunged, a man’s voice could be heard reciting the Lord’s Prayer in the background of the co-pilot’s final radio transmissions to air traffic control.

— Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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