treatise

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 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 But any sense this might be more sociological treatise than movie is curtailed by the sheer amount of life director Lee Chang-dong puts onscreen. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Although ostensibly a satire of Victorian society, the work also contains a mathematical treatise on the fourth dimension. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for treatise
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Noun
  • That gallery show is now further documented in the form of a new monograph, featuring essays from various writers, critics and curators exploring the work of artists including Kennedy Yanko, Maia Ruth Lee, Uman and more.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Design lovers know it well as the cover to King’s hit 2023 monograph, Arranging Things.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Aamer Madhani and Cara Anna of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The article was accompanied by a sketch of Piaggi wearing Kee’s wool designs—it was drawn by Karl Lagerfeld.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Cheesecake Factory notably did not acknowledge the political discourse whirling around it, and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on the Tuscan mom aesthetic.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Or perhaps this cloud is a textual reduction of a larger discourse—words extracted from customer reviews?
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • California lawmakers began a discussion Thursday about removing the cap on the state’s $750 million incentive for film and TV production, while acknowledging that such a move would face budget hurdles.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Messages recovered from a defendant’s phone included a photograph with the child and discussions about a connecting flight to Houston.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Koolhaas’s essay narrates both the irrelevance of modernism and the disappearance of architecture into communication.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Thoreau’s essay, however, offers a direct rebuttal to an earlier text written by English clergyman and Utilitarian philosopher William Paley.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Yolanda Renee King took a break from her social justice studies at Columbia University in New York City to return to her hometown of Atlanta to vote in the 2026 midterm elections alongside her parents, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Critics have pointed to studies showing harm to student outcomes and an increase in gun violence around vacant buildings.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Treatise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatise. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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