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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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Baker returned to school in the depths of the Great Depression to earn a library science degree and began to hunt for a job in 1934, an effort hampered, Regina Sierra Carter writes in her dissertation on Baker, by her race, gender, marital status, and the economy.
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April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, Evans says, CNN cared about his master's degree from the University of London, as his dissertation was centered on Al Qaeda.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
In the research for his doctoral dissertation, Nelson studied Ford Motor Company’s electronics division (now Visteon) and its effort to completely overhaul the product design and delivery processes.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
However, Garrett seems to want to have it both ways with the character (who’s writing her dissertation on virtue ethics), giving her integrity but then undermining her with doubts and eyeroll-inducing Gen Z clichés.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, Evans says, CNN cared about his master's degree from the University of London, as his dissertation was centered on Al Qaeda.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
In the research for his doctoral dissertation, Nelson studied Ford Motor Company’s electronics division (now Visteon) and its effort to completely overhaul the product design and delivery processes.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
However, Garrett seems to want to have it both ways with the character (who’s writing her dissertation on virtue ethics), giving her integrity but then undermining her with doubts and eyeroll-inducing Gen Z clichés.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertation
Noun
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At the top of the next hour, the Rose Theater went dim and the thesis turned kinetic.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Con 2025 event, RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg reiterated a buy rating on CrowdStrike with a 12-month price target of $510, saying the commentary from management, partners and customers reinforced his bullish long-term thesis.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Verbatim Reginald Dwayne Betts A 2012 essay from the American Poetry Review on poetry and the architecture of anger.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other students will be prompted to complete the essay within a week after applying.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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