disserting

Definition of dissertingnext
present participle of dissert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disserting
Verb
  • On Monday, the coach took to social media with a string of posts explaining his departure, expounding on a situation with many layers.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In calmer times, a leader expounding from such heights risks sounding preachy and self-righteous.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than the writer pontificating about how Pfleger needs to retire from active priesthood, how about a better use of his time by advocating the notion that pedophile priests should be retired to jail.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Players talk more quietly, reciting insistent promises that this team isn’t that bad.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Hundreds of actors sit anxiously, reciting dialogue to themselves.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His body camera footage shows a man speaking with Jones as Jones, who is holding a large knife, is on the front stoop of a home.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But reporting from the ground and speaking with multiple Oscar voters over the last week suggests a race unfolding in real time.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Disserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disserting. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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