as in analyzes
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling
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Recent Examples of dissects
In Sacrifice, Gavras dissects myth-making in its many forms.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The report also examines platforms that go beyond simple scriptural guidance.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Now 70 years later, Lolita is still a source of fascination for scholars and readers alike — and a new anniversary edition of the novel examines its legacy up front.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The firm ranks 10th out of 649 firms on this year’s HEC-Dow Jones large buyout performance rankings, an annual list compiled by HEC Paris Business School professor Oliver Gottschalg that assesses aggregate performance over a 10-year period.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The weighting for the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey (SSHMS), which assesses the implementation and usage of smart technologies in hospitals, increased from 15 to 20 percent of the total score.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Dissects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissects. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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