disserting

verb

present participle of dissert
as in expounding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disserting
  1. expounding
  2. pontificating
  3. sermonizing
  4. reciting
  5. speaking
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  • The tiny wine bar, across the street from the railroad tracks on Dixie Highway in Hollywood and across the parking lot from American Legion Post 92, is first and foremost focused on pouring and expounding on the beauty of natural wines from around the world.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Warsh often referred back to the Fed’s brief statement about the economy rather than expounding upon it.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Definition of expounding
Verb
  • Over the course of the last three weeks, some of the biggest names in the business of reporting on (and pontificating about) sports media have transformed themselves into a scruffy simulacrum of the town elders from Footloose.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.
    — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of pontificating
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  • Congress has also shown an affinity for weighing in on sports disputes—consider the airtime members of Congress receive when sermonizing on the state of college sports.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of sermonizing
Verb
  • In a unique adaptation of a traditional ceremony, the bridal party reinterpreted the seven blessings by reciting their own personalized blessing for the couple.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • They were refreshed to have a speaker who wasn’t reciting a script or hiding behind slides.
    — Matt Abrahams, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of reciting
Verb
  • Their speaking engagements and social media campaigns have sustained public attention even as international media coverage has faded.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That was evident in speaking with Indian exhibitors across the trade show.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking
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