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deconstruct

[dee-kuhn-struhkt] / ˌdi kənˈstrʌkt /


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"One of Bevan's strengths was his debating skills and his ability to deconstruct arguments."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Instead, think only of the 10 to the 53rd power artificial humans who may or may not come into existence on Venus in 10,000 years, when we deconstruct it and turn it into computronium.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Mr. Enrigue feels called upon to deconstruct the genre of the western, even if that means undermining the excellent story in his own novel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Jenkins went on to deconstruct Hollywood’s vision of the Black diaspora in experimental video compositions including “Mass of Images,” which incorporates clips from D.W.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

“So let’s deconstruct this Bronx trip,” Mr. Ali announced all of a sudden.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

To illustrate how essential bee pollination is to our food supply, Mr. Hanson deconstructs a Big Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Three hours’ worth ... but also one that deconstructs the genre with its complicated look at the brilliant, tortured physicist of its title.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

Sam Adams deconstructs how The Lego Movie transformed the way Hollywood blockbusters are built.

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024

A line of machines deconstructs polypropylene plastic from the backing layer of carpets, before creating pellets that can be used in new carpets, car body bumpers and storage containers.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023

"I'm beginning to think you shouldn't have started reading comics with a book that completely deconstructs the last fifty years of the genre," he said.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

Fielder tells Holmes that he was reminded of the bit the day before, when Holmes tried to describe the science and intention of Theranos in front of its deconstructed prototype.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

America's basketball fad had been swiftly deconstructed, repurposed.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Spotify Wrapped bares our souls and provides us the opportunity to see ourselves deconstructed via our musical inclinations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025

Trump offered to build a modular ballroom at the White House that could be deconstructed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

On the other hand, Adams possessed a congenital affinity for deconstructed interpretations of history, of his own life, indeed of practically everything.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Merlo’s ambitions and braggadocio didn’t have much of a shelf life: On Wednesday, the company announced it was deconstructing the edifice he had erected, by splitting into two companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some popular videos depict Cliffe deconstructing a student’s shoddily constructed argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A small team in the U.S. military’s research and engineering office put together plans to build an attack drone based on deconstructing a Shahed the military had recovered from Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Clearly, something about his savvy with deconstructing R&B vocals and evocative, just-at-the-edge-of-underground productions is still resonating with the industry more broadly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024

My artwork isn’t evolving, it’s deconstructing, and I don’t know why.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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