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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

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

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

An older school of historians and philosophers took this framework for granted, while a newer school has wanted to debunk or deconstruct the concepts rather than explain their significance and trace their origin.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

His new, pricklier show deconstructs that persona, telling the audience right from the start how he ingratiates himself, before asking them how they want their takes delivered.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 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

As a result, a visitor can easily feel disoriented, or in my case, a touch deconstructed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 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

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

From MarketWatch May 4, 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

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

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

How did you begin deconstructing this elusive figure and boss?

From Salon Apr. 9, 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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