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dissertations

noun

plural of dissertation
as in essays
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 dissertations Students were similarly prohibited from writing dissertations on such subjects. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 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 Then there’s the rapid advance of image models, and models that can write poetry, and fiction, and dissertations, and ads, and policy papers. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertations
  1. essays
  2. commentaries
  3. treatises
  4. articles
  5. theses
Noun
  • Her essays have been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine, the Paris Review, and Jezebel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The department pointed to a question asking applicants to identify their race and essays about hardship and diversity.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of essays
Noun
  • Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of commentaries
Noun
  • Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • It is widely regarded as one of the most influential treatises on warfare ever written.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of treatises
Noun
  • Further, DraftKings argues its use of marks is sometimes for newsworthy purposes, as protected by the First Amendment, namely to identify the subject of reporting and commentary in articles posted on the DraftKings Network.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Her piece on Howie Rose incorporating snippets of lyrics by Howie’s beloved Beatles was brilliant, and all of her articles have been insightful and informative.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of articles
Noun
  • There’s always been this idea of not viewing hip-hop through that same business lens, and that’s really one of the theses of this book.
    — Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The funding will help close final-year tuition gaps and support the creation of senior theses and graduate collections.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of theses

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“Dissertations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissertations. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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