as in monographs
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 treatises
The text consists of 10 treatises on architecture, engineering and urban planning, and is the oldest surviving work written on the subject.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The collection, now over 40,000 volumes, includes Greek and Arabic manuscripts, early cartographic works and rare scientific treatises gathered from across the Iberian world.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Some of the earliest respect for the power of observation comes from the ancient Indus Valley, where close astronomical observations and unit measurements were required for ritual, and these traditions bore fruit in early treatises on astronomy, linguistics, and logic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
For hundreds of years, physicians and scientists wrote treatises on its health benefits.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The collection, now over 40,000 volumes, includes Greek and Arabic manuscripts, early cartographic works and rare scientific treatises gathered from across the Iberian world.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Some of the earliest respect for the power of observation comes from the ancient Indus Valley, where close astronomical observations and unit measurements were required for ritual, and these traditions bore fruit in early treatises on astronomy, linguistics, and logic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
For hundreds of years, physicians and scientists wrote treatises on its health benefits.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treatises
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Insights does not appear on any news articles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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That same year, Anne O’Hare McCormick had written directly to the managing editor of The New York Times to offer articles during her stays on the Continent with her businessman husband.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Arlington Heights would have meant boom times on the I-90 corridor, which has its tracts of vacant land, and helped both Metra and O’Hare International Airport.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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There’s typically more pressure on big, obvious tracts of national forest.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2026
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By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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As the shooting unfolded, texts came into Salzman’s phone from classmates sharing their hiding locations.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Insiders at the station say they have been deluged with emails and texts expressing dismay over Nexstar’s moves, which eliminated a number of staffers with decades of experience and institutional knowledge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her essays and criticism have appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Esquire, The New Republic, and more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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For this year’s installment, Vogue partnered with the publisher 831 Stories on a collection of essays and excerpts celebrating the art of romantic fiction.—
Catie Disabato,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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The active component in milk thistle seeds, silymarin, has been shown in some studies to increase glutathione levels naturally up to 35-50% by protecting liver cells and supporting their function.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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California has prohibited new drilling within 3,200 feet of these sensitive sites based on studies of the health harms of pollutants coming from oil and gas activity.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Treatises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatises. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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