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a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university
He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw's main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Guilledo started as a smaller mention in Remollino’s dissertation work on working-class Filipino American boxers during the 1920s and ‘30s.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In my subfield of ecology and evolutionary biology, an average dissertation could yield three to six papers, sometimes more.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Board chair Ward recused himself in February from the candidate selection due to a potential conflict of interest — candidate Lesley Lavery is the co-chair of the dissertation committee overseeing Ward’s doctoral dissertation at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Guilledo started as a smaller mention in Remollino’s dissertation work on working-class Filipino American boxers during the 1920s and ‘30s.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In my subfield of ecology and evolutionary biology, an average dissertation could yield three to six papers, sometimes more.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Board chair Ward recused himself in February from the candidate selection due to a potential conflict of interest — candidate Lesley Lavery is the co-chair of the dissertation committee overseeing Ward’s doctoral dissertation at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertation
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Central to the thesis underpinning superior earnings growth is the idea that artificial intelligence is a 'secular' trend, and is therefore shielded from the peaks and troughs of the economic cycle.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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So Squeri ran his thesis past his biggest shareholder.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Hand Me Downs is a series, with a new essay appearing each day through Mother’s Day, celebrating the gifts—tangible and intangible—that our mothers give us.—
Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
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