as in analysis
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country
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Before a single award is handed out, before the speeches, the standing ovations, and the red carpet dissection, a quieter tradition unfolds - the arrival of the Oscars swag bag.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Whether their focus is call-in advice, comedic commentary, candid girl talk, or cultural dissections or health and wellness, these women lead the discussion with expertise, humor and vulnerability.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
The edges and vertices of one graph can be compared with those of another to explore deeper relationships between the two structures—an approach that Kamata thought might help to resolve Dudeney’s dissection.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Fugitive scientists used this tool—one typically associated with dissection and racial science—to instead unleash imaginative speculative possibilities for world making and reclaim human skin as an object of study.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Whether their focus is call-in advice, comedic commentary, candid girl talk, or cultural dissections or health and wellness, these women lead the discussion with expertise, humor and vulnerability.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
The edges and vertices of one graph can be compared with those of another to explore deeper relationships between the two structures—an approach that Kamata thought might help to resolve Dudeney’s dissection.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Fugitive scientists used this tool—one typically associated with dissection and racial science—to instead unleash imaginative speculative possibilities for world making and reclaim human skin as an object of study.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Dissection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissection. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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