treatise

noun

Definition of treatisenext
as in monograph
a written work that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly
—often + on a treatise on capitalism that is standard reading in university economics classes

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Recent Examples of treatise Damian Lewis makes a cameo as himself, or at least a version who’s dead set on writing a treatise on dog meat; Harriet Walter plays the long-suffering daughter of a romance author determined to get her mother’s smut some prestige. — Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 It is widely regarded as one of the most influential treatises on warfare ever written. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 In his treatise, Ohno hypothesized that all vertebrate genomes contained evidence of an ancient genome duplication event. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026 Who better to churn out a 30-minute treatise on the art of image-making? — Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for treatise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treatise
  1. monograph
  2. article
  3. tract
  4. discourse
  5. discussion
  6. essay
  7. study
Noun
  • Baldwin Lee came to photographic renown pretty late in life, mostly for his in-close-and-intense pictures of small-town Black Southerners made in the 1980s and collected in an epic monograph in 2022.
    — Baldwin Lee, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The show is accompanied by Cowin’s first full-scale monograph.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of monograph
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  • Information for this article was contributed by Paul Wiseman, Farnoush Amiri and Alex Veiga of The Associated Press and by Pete Schroeder, Ismail Shakil and Saeed Azhar of Reuters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Guilfoyle’s yearlong tenure in Athens was rocked last month by the first of multiple Journal articles on conduct that has raised alarms among ethics experts and former government officials.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of article
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  • That makes the remaining relatively intact tracts especially important to preserve, according to conservation groups, particularly in a state like Illinois that has lost much of its native forests.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Constraints have been rising in the Nordics, where investors were drawn to large tracts of land and renewable energy.
    — April Roach,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tract
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  • The field also sits somewhat outside mainstream architecture discourse, said Keller Easterling, an architect and professor at Yale.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Together, these practices have established a model for studying sensitive online discourse at scale.
    — Justin Chen, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • It could be put on the Faculty Senate's agenda for discussion as soon as next week, several professors said in interviews.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Jackson used a portion of his rebuttal to try and refocus the discussion on Collins.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of discussion
Noun
  • John Muir, sometimes called the father of the national parks, carried Emerson’s essays in his pack.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly before his departure, Sweeney published an essay that reaffirmed his curatorial convictions.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of essay
Noun
  • For now, the study identifies a previously underappreciated part of the immune system that could help overcome one of SCLC’s most persistent defenses.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Clinically tested in a 16-week study, the fast-absorbing cream has stats to back up its benefits.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of study

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“Treatise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatise. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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