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dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- /




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The Supreme Court justices will now dissect the language and issue a decision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The kids took to TikTok and Instagram to dissect every awful thing Banks and the rest did in the name of goosing ratings, with many wondering why its audience barely blinked at its endless exploitation.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

I had to dissect that because it was kind of unreal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

It is much easier to dissect a decision than to make it.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

“Do you think they could do anything? Where are all the floods? We dissect them in this class every year.”

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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