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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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No responsible adviser in a doctoral program in English now would recommend a single-author dissertation if a tenure-track job in the profession is the goal—an ever more daunting one, given the implosion of literature departments, and of so many disciplines across the humanities.
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Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
No one needs to read the six hundred thousandth dissertation on Augustine or Spinoza or John Calvin.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Related article ‘Thirst for revenge’ Eisner tracked down the archbishop’s letter in a 2013 dissertation by medieval historian and author Helen Matthews.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Hardeman allegedly copied a fellow academic’s dissertation verbatim, with the exception of swapping some names and places, to write a grant application to the National Institutes of Health.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
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Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
No one needs to read the six hundred thousandth dissertation on Augustine or Spinoza or John Calvin.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Related article ‘Thirst for revenge’ Eisner tracked down the archbishop’s letter in a 2013 dissertation by medieval historian and author Helen Matthews.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Hardeman allegedly copied a fellow academic’s dissertation verbatim, with the exception of swapping some names and places, to write a grant application to the National Institutes of Health.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertation
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But Musselman sees the ongoing turbulence in the world — conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East — as proof of Union’s thesis.—
David Jeans,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In one scene, Agnes is wearing a pair of chunky combat boots, and old, worn pages of her thesis are taped to her window.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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Other members of the Murtaugh family included dad Jimmy Murtaugh, played by Levy, 78, plus Carmen Electra, Shawn Roberts, Jaime King and Robbie Amell, among others Stoner opened up about their sexuality in a candid first-person essay published in Teen Vogue in 2018.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Plus, blue books do little to prevent AI misuse on homework, group projects or take-home essays.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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“Dissertation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissertation. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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