as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling
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Tapers record gigs and fans dissect sets and craft memes online.
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Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 17 July 2025
Haslam also sits down with her team as a group each week to dissect what’s working and what can be done to improve their processes.
—Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Eventually, Autry wasn't exiting the stage riddled with self-doubt anymore, dissecting every element of her set.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Bringing that sharp eye for cultural iconography to her latest subject, Gertrude Stein, Wade reveals new details about Stein’s relationship with Alice B. Toklas, and dissects the mythos of the high modernist salonniere with a forensic precision hitherto unseen in previous biographies.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 17 July 2025
Haslam also sits down with her team as a group each week to dissect what’s working and what can be done to improve their processes.
—Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Eventually, Autry wasn't exiting the stage riddled with self-doubt anymore, dissecting every element of her set.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Bringing that sharp eye for cultural iconography to her latest subject, Gertrude Stein, Wade reveals new details about Stein’s relationship with Alice B. Toklas, and dissects the mythos of the high modernist salonniere with a forensic precision hitherto unseen in previous biographies.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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The investment bank analyzed ongoing court battles and legislative authority, and concluded that Trump’s reliance on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose wide-ranging tariffs and cut bilateral deals far exceeds the powers granted by Congress.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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Research analyzing millions of profiles reveals that both men and women often pursue partners who are estimated to be about 25% more attractive than themselves, despite these advances yielding fewer responses.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Their main goal was to examine an area of the river where a magnet fisherman had found an anchor.—
Rose Androwich,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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This study examines the ratio of the income floor for the top 20% of earners to the income ceiling for the bottom 20% of earners.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Dissect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissect. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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