deconstruct

This isn’t the kind of delicious, schadenfreude-dipped publishing-world drama about a bad art friend that other writers love to deconstruct in group texts.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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

It’s there that they deconstruct me, study me, and rebuild me.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

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

Committed to abstraction, “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” deconstructs its own stage magic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 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

The courses begin with three savory bites before transitioning into full-fledged desserts, including a deconstructed version of her signature multilayered mousse cake, with flavors of brown rice and pecan praline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Indiscernible shapes draped across mannequins, severed sleeves in electric hues, deconstructed pants and endless interactions of athletic forms in morphing neon suits.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

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

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

In those initial steps of self-definition, deconstructing the political and religious maps I’d grown up with, I had feared my parents’ disappointment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 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

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

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman