as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
deconstructing the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
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Recent Examples of deconstruct
Joey was deconstructed to be a guy who couldn’t get a job, couldn’t ask a girl out.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Merging seasonal trends with avant-garde ideas, the brand’s approach involves deconstructing traditional design elements to reinvent classic silhouettes, creating pieces that balance sophisticated elegance with creative expression.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Moreover, his impulse in this production is far more post-modern, so to speak, evident of a desire to deconstruct Wilde’s famous story and its place in 20th century literature and, with Snook’s help, scramble everything.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
As cells die and are replaced, chromosomes are deconstructed, and tiny snippets of DNA are released into the bloodstream.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Merging seasonal trends with avant-garde ideas, the brand’s approach involves deconstructing traditional design elements to reinvent classic silhouettes, creating pieces that balance sophisticated elegance with creative expression.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Moreover, his impulse in this production is far more post-modern, so to speak, evident of a desire to deconstruct Wilde’s famous story and its place in 20th century literature and, with Snook’s help, scramble everything.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
As cells die and are replaced, chromosomes are deconstructed, and tiny snippets of DNA are released into the bloodstream.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstruct
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The research consortium has data from tissue samples that represents a resource the field has never had—and that is yet to be fully analyzed.—
Atul Gawande,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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His internet history was equally troubling, according to the Anti-Defamation League, which analyzed screenshots of his gaming accounts that contained Nazi and Hitler references.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Androgyny plays a factor in Martine Rose, while femininity is dissected through an unabashed use of color and volume in all of Christopher John Rogers’s collections.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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It has been dissected in many an op-ed or BuzzFeed breakdown, received plenty of TikTok love, and, of course, rose to millennial meme fame.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Forensic investigators will examine the findings for signs of trauma, injury and a cause of death.—
Dawn Klavon,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Investigators also examined two exemplar helicopters, according to the statement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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In December, 2021, the F.D.A. had lifted its requirement that mifepristone be prescribed in person; the number of virtual clinics, which assess a patient’s eligibility online or by phone, and mail out the medications, proliferated.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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For taxpayers who owe and do not pay by the due date, a separate failure-to-pay penalty of 0.5 percent per month is assessed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Deconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruct. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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