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a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university
He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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When Ansfield filed their dissertation on this topic, in 2021, the response was rapturous.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Last December, Balázs Orbán successfully defended his PhD dissertation at Eötvös Loránd University.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
What could be the subject of a book itself ended up as a side-plot in my novel, set in San Luis Obispo (downwind of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant), and ready to derail Josie’s ant dissertation and academic career.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Katie Wiseman New evidence alleges Indiana University President Pamela Whitten plagiarized her dissertation, The Herald-Times reported last week.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Last December, Balázs Orbán successfully defended his PhD dissertation at Eötvös Loránd University.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
What could be the subject of a book itself ended up as a side-plot in my novel, set in San Luis Obispo (downwind of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant), and ready to derail Josie’s ant dissertation and academic career.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Katie Wiseman New evidence alleges Indiana University President Pamela Whitten plagiarized her dissertation, The Herald-Times reported last week.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertation
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Over glitchy computer beats and a light wash of synths, Bowie outlined his late-period artistic thesis.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Eighteen up-and-coming designers presented five looks from their design thesis collection highlighting certain themes.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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It is baked into how we are taught to write essays, report the news, attend meetings and even dinner parties.—
Sarah Stein Lubrano,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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In a first-person essay published in Sports Illustrated in 2013, Collins wrote about his sexuality and became the first openly gay player in any of the four major North American men's professional sports leagues.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Dissertation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissertation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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