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
Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
And the Roundtable dissects the news that the Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, and pays tribute to the late Rob Reiner.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Fortune’s Eleanor Pringle introduces us to the finalists and dissects their on-record opinions about the running of the central bank.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Each installment dissects the making-of of a show, novel, painting, song, or other work through conversations with artists and their artifacts.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
This biography dissects the patriarchal and anti-Semitic currents influencing mid-20th-century literary culture, sifting through the past to harvest insights on the present.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
With irreverence and biting wit, Quezon dissects a myth, revealing the timeless thirst for power animating a hallowed historical figure.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
At the Hotel Tyrol in the Italian Alps, lepidopterist Charlotte Wright of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a leader of Project Psyche, dissects the yellow tiger moth captured near the stone hut.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
And the Roundtable dissects the news that the Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, and pays tribute to the late Rob Reiner.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Fortune’s Eleanor Pringle introduces us to the finalists and dissects their on-record opinions about the running of the central bank.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Each installment dissects the making-of of a show, novel, painting, song, or other work through conversations with artists and their artifacts.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
This biography dissects the patriarchal and anti-Semitic currents influencing mid-20th-century literary culture, sifting through the past to harvest insights on the present.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
With irreverence and biting wit, Quezon dissects a myth, revealing the timeless thirst for power animating a hallowed historical figure.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
At the Hotel Tyrol in the Italian Alps, lepidopterist Charlotte Wright of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a leader of Project Psyche, dissects the yellow tiger moth captured near the stone hut.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissects
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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,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the decade-long decline in violent crime isn’t unique to either city, said Zubin Jelveh, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland who analyzes crime data.—
Stella Canino-Quinones,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film examines the challenges that Corbell has faced in his efforts to bring a spotlight to his findings.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The show examines the environmental and human cost of the atomic era through an artistic lens, tracing present day nuclear risk back to its Cold War roots.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Naturalists and marine biologists regularly survey the island’s flora and fauna, as well as coral health and water quality, while a sustainability manager assesses how to strengthen long-term environmental stewardship across the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of the suit test assesses the crew's ability to rapidly don and pressurize their suits, pressurize them and get strapped into their seats.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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