as in monographs
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 ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
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Awards are presented for outstanding books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs on the subject of music.—
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Some markets operate on a Texas scale – huge industrial parks, massive logistics hubs and sprawling development tracts.—
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Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.—
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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.—
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These are the mothers and fathers who follow their children to campus—not just metaphorically, with daily texts about grades, outfits, or friendship drama, but physically.—
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Department officials later told her in texts and emails that delays completing the more detailed review of Rochelle’s home were her fault.—
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There’s lore recaps and reviews, or essays about how disappointing the sequels were.—
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One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen.—
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Zinia Khattar started her studies at Harvard University this fall with an unexpected extra boost — a $50,000 scholarship.—
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Though in early stages, these studies mark a significant improvement toward materials that can make solar towers cleaner, more efficient, and more reliable.—
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“Treatises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatises. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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