dissert

verb

Definition of dissertnext
as in to expound

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissert
  1. expound
  2. sermonize
  3. pontificate
  4. soliloquize
  5. recite
Verb
  • 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
  • Lines that might otherwise seem primed for raucous laughter — a neurologist who expounds on the joys of Swiss bread?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of expound
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Eddie Vedder took time out to pontificate about the band’s good fortune.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As the chaos unfolds, Greengrass doesn’t pontificate on the morality of these events and, in fact, maintains a rather neutral stance on them for most of the film, withholding judgment.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pontificate
Verb
  • Not just when Juicy soliloquizes across the proscenium or Tedra casts us some side-eye.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • After all, no dentist is asked to soliloquize about how a tooth extraction reflects life choices.
    — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022
Definition of soliloquize
Verb
  • Hannah-Jones does repeat the old arguments about why these schools fail, but in an almost perfunctory manner, the way a heretic might recite the Lord’s Prayer more out of habit than out of belief.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Funny thing is, their love only deepened and the couple was married in July, and both reportedly recited their own vows.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of recite
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“Dissert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissert. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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