as in monograph
a written work that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly
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a treatise on capitalism that is standard reading in university economics classes
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The book isn’t a winding memoir or a political treatise, and Harris doesn’t disclose any future plans.
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Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Her previous record, American Life, was a folktronica treatise on the state of America post-9/11 that was, at the time, her worst-selling album, so the dance music of Confessions was already a return to form.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Likewise, writing a vast treatise is bound to confound the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The thirty-page note is less a theological treatise than an ethical report.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Her previous record, American Life, was a folktronica treatise on the state of America post-9/11 that was, at the time, her worst-selling album, so the dance music of Confessions was already a return to form.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Likewise, writing a vast treatise is bound to confound the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The thirty-page note is less a theological treatise than an ethical report.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treatise
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Publishing a design monograph is a major career milestone for any architect or designer.—
AD PRO,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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The opening party takes place on Thursday, with Erdem also celebrating his new monograph, published by Rizzoli.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Keep a distance from water, wet articles, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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This is done through the retinohypothalamic tract, a pathway that connects your eyes to the brain’s master body clock, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Once inside the urinary tract, bacteria attach to the bladder lining, multiply and trigger inflammation – resulting in the hallmark symptoms of infection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trump's relationship with both sports and celebrity culture has been a recurring feature of his political brand, and his responses to public figures like Swift often ignite widespread debate and online discourse.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Both Seehorn and Gilligan have stressed to THR that Carol Sturka is not an attempt to relitigate the Skyler White discourse.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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But alongside discussion of the hottest AI startups and new breakthroughs, Goldman Sachs had to set the record straight on one question.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Which makes for interesting discussion, this week and beyond, when the selection committee convenes.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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But as Sargeant argues, drawing on an essay by the conservative writer Felix James Miller, treating a husband as only a provider reduces him to a fungible funding source, rather than an integral part of a family with his own unique contributions to make.—
Anna Louie Sussman,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dakota Johnson, a Valentino ambassador who also stars in the campaign, sung McRae's praises in an accompanying essay.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the six-month-long outdoor study conducted on the roof of the Sydney Nanoscience Hub, dew could be collected over 32 percent of the year and so could provide a sustainable and predictable supply of water even in periods with no rain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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As for the safety of the drug, about 10% of the adults taking enlicitide experienced serious adverse events during the study and a similar share, about 12%, of those taking a placebo experienced adverse events in the study.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Treatise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatise. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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