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deconstruct

[dee-kuhn-struhkt] / ˌdi kənˈstrʌkt /


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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

It was shut down in 2022 and sold to Holtec, which was expected to deconstruct the buildings and store the nuclear waste.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

“The fact the tariffs have come down is giving retailers pause when they consider a deconstruct, as they have to balance ‘shelf appeal’ against value or cost increases,” Foreman said.

From MarketWatch Jan. 8, 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

There’s a breathless monologue in which Mason deconstructs the art of baseball as “the perfect metaphor for hope in a democratic society.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

It deconstructs the artifice of a rock show, making The 1975 seem more human - but equally, it deflates the excitement of watching a band in full flow.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

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

From Slate Feb. 7, 2024

Among his most important philosophical works is “Transcritique,” in which he deconstructs Kant through the prism of Marx, and Marx through the prism of Kant.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2022

"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

To highlight this concern, Colas deconstructed the nominal daily 5-year U.S.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

The museum has deconstructed the traditional, boxy narrative of art history and rendered the story itself a matter of curves and continuities.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

A “hostility to the old Anglo-Saxon establishment,” Mr. Wooldridge writes, has meant traditional values are rejected wholesale and every intellectual discipline is deconstructed.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Grammy-winning singers Chappell Roan and Lola Young attended Vivienne Westwood's show and were clearly inspired by the late designer's deconstructed boudoir look.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

Nan looked at the deconstructed bike and then back and forth between Abby and me.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

When the world order they were constructed within is deconstructing in dramatic fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

Bronny James is being mentioned by plenty of NBA scouts and executives deconstructing his offensive struggles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2024

Ms Beer said her hearing loss and the music she created as a result of it was helping to raise awareness of environmental issues, as well as deconstructing stereotypes about disability.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2024

Whenever she was really scared or freaking out, the same thing always happened: she began to dissociate, reality loosening around her like a hammock deconstructing itself, spilling her out into sands of nothingness.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi



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