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 thirty-page note is less a theological treatise than an ethical report.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump’s friend Rudy Giuliani, after his successful leadership as mayor of New York during 9/11, wrote a compelling treatise on leadership and offered 14 principles for would-be leaders.
—Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
The Art of Dancing in Seventeenth-Century Spain, my translation of and commentary on Juan De Esquivel Navarro’s treatise, has a chapter on the science of the period.
—Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025
Throughout that first treatise, Locke excoriated the divine right of kings.
—Time, 1 July 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump’s friend Rudy Giuliani, after his successful leadership as mayor of New York during 9/11, wrote a compelling treatise on leadership and offered 14 principles for would-be leaders.
—Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
The Art of Dancing in Seventeenth-Century Spain, my translation of and commentary on Juan De Esquivel Navarro’s treatise, has a chapter on the science of the period.
—Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025
Throughout that first treatise, Locke excoriated the divine right of kings.
—Time, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treatise
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Rose, writing a monograph on the failure of realism to capture the climate crisis between 2015 and 2030, proposes that historians should cleave to facts.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The plates section in the monograph emphasizes this in beautiful, resonant pairings chosen by Steven Rose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KUOW public radio.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 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,
6 Oct. 2025
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At the Savannah River Site (SRS), a sprawling 310-square-mile complex, ten specific tracts of land totaling 3,103 acres (1,256 hectares) have been identified for potential development.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cranberries Cranberries are brimming with antioxidants, especially vitamin C and polyphenols, which support immune and urinary tract health.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
3 Oct. 2025
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Board member Andy Daniels said one of the problems in society today is the lack of civil discourse, acknowledging the board has had contentious and personal debates in recent years.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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For decades, Ukraine remained in the shadow of the Russian imperial discourse.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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While what kind of crust a Key Lime pie should have is often up for discussion, there’s no debate as heated as what should top the tangy pie.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Near the end of the day, Haag gathered her students for their usual wrap-up discussion.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Verbatim Reginald Dwayne Betts A 2012 essay from the American Poetry Review on poetry and the architecture of anger.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other students will be prompted to complete the essay within a week after applying.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Just last month, a series of public meetings was held throughout the region looking at the results of a study aimed at helping residents figure out how to cope with that rapid growth.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Her attorney, Jim Campbell, said Colorado is pointing to studies that lump together the kind of counseling Chiles wants to do with shock therapy and other aversive treatments that have been used in the past.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Treatise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatise. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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