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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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Recent Examples of dissertation
When Sandel joined the project in 2012, Errol had been about 10 years old and was the subject of his dissertation.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Chalker, posing as a curious junior researcher, might arrange to bump into the scientist in a hallway and ask a question about his long-ago dissertation.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Chalker, posing as a curious junior researcher, might arrange to bump into the scientist in a hallway and ask a question about his long-ago dissertation.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertation
Noun
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That investment thesis depends on proximity.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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My thesis this week for a bearish-to-bullish reversal rested on the idea that ZS had been unfairly punished and that the 50-day moving average was turning positive.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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What’s more, over the next few months, the ChatGPT users got lazier with each essay, ultimately resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In a new First Opinion essay, dietitian Cole Hanson offers a breakdown of the actual evidence.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
22 May 2026
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“Dissertation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissertation. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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