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dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- /




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Some are by amateur forensic analysts and would-be internet sleuths with podcast names like The Murder Men that dissect the killing as if it’s a 1980s cold case.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Voters, he said, don’t dissect candidates’ identities and attributes the way political professionals do.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

One is that the market is slow to react to pure news that has “high quantitative intensity” — articles that dissect a company’s income or balance sheet, for example.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

The way they dissect intricate moves and passing sequences; how Fernandes explains his thought process that led to Kobbie Mainoo's memorable second goal in the 2024 FA Cup final.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

I would’ve vastly preferred to have disappeared in that moment; instead of getting on the phone I wanted to dissect this conversation somewhere else, somewhere by myself.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

As he does in the book, the legendary actor dissects how he approached the role, adding a digression about Joseph Stalin being scariest when he went quiet.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

To reveal how all production processes work and illuminate the choreography of efficiency, “Origins” dissects a variety of examples, including the early production of nails, books, lightbulbs and cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

Like any kind of fandom, HahaYes dissects each and every seemingly meaningless Musk tweet, searching desperately for hidden meaning to a point of near-delusion.

From Slate Sep. 26, 2025

He has impressed with the way he dissects football and thinks about the game, but also sometimes comes off as easily irritable.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2024

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Scientists observed oysters in glass vats, dissected their innards and studied their anatomy under microscopes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

The bodies of women were sometimes dissected but rarely reported.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

When Raducanu dissected her French Open first-round exit just three weeks ago in Paris, things looked much bleaker.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

In an office with a conference table and a blackboard, the Plumbers dissected Daniel Ellsberg.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

"By dissecting which immune cells are involved and how they coordinate the response, we're offering vaccine developers some additional mechanistic insights to consider in their goal of optimizing these vaccines against tumor proteins."

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

"Art breaks down the borders and boundaries of our imagination; it poses questions, and playing with and dissecting it expands and challenges our present reality," she said.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Leopold Aschenbrenner has attracted a cult following online, with fans dissecting his every move.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The Democratic Party found itself trapped in a similar dynamic earlier this month, when the Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited, 192-page report dissecting the 2024 loss.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

We spent the rest of the walk dissecting sentence structures and most of Spanish on a minute description of Mike’s facial expressions.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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