dissertation

as in thesis
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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Recent Examples of dissertation Coppola returned to the stage and gave a dissertation about history and juxtaposing the fall of the Roman Empire and contemporary events. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 July 2025 The University of Wisconsin ranked first in Biotechnology dissertations. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 And apparently wrote a dissertation on the late poet, William Carlos Williams. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 Before 1970—and in some university history departments long after 1970—dissertation proposals about black women’s lives and concerns were often rejected as unworthy of scholarly study. A'lelia Bundles june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissertation
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Noun
  • Editor's Note: This story was written under advisement of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where the author conducted this reporting in completion of his Master of Arts thesis.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • All contribute to a convincing business vision and clear investment thesis that internal and external stakeholders can understand and convey.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Further underscoring the work is a collection of accompanying essays authored by various experts.
    Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Her collection of essays, Quail Mutterings, can be found on www.chivarnado.com or www.dancecentrepresents.com.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

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