- present participle of dissect.
dissecting
Example Sentences
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Before dissecting a scene, Dalton studies the character within the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Her latest single, Praying Mantis, which released this week, has once again made her a talking point, with fans dissecting the dark, hypnotic track online.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
But investors were already dissecting the summations of the talks issued by the two countries afterward.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Here, trading is reimagined as a sport, complete with play-by-play commentators dissecting every tick of the digital-assets market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Within a year she was prepared to exchange the frog on the dissecting table for some small, practical concessions.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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