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dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- /




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Some are by amateur forensic analysts and would-be internet sleuths with podcast names like The Murder Men that dissect the killing as if it’s a 1980s cold case.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Voters, he said, don’t dissect candidates’ identities and attributes the way political professionals do.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

One is that the market is slow to react to pure news that has “high quantitative intensity” — articles that dissect a company’s income or balance sheet, for example.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

"His match plans always worked. He would dissect the opponents and always find solutions with his analysis. It was phenomenal," he told Spox.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Therapist Dad could probably dissect my whole heart based on that one little feeling, because who in the world is afraid of their own mother?

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Jewelry historian Marion Fasel dissects famous diamond engagement rings, including a late 1400s Renaissance point-cut ring and the 2014 cushion-cut ring Dwyane Wade gave Gabrielle Union.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

Like any kind of fandom, HahaYes dissects each and every seemingly meaningless Musk tweet, searching desperately for hidden meaning to a point of near-delusion.

From Slate Sep. 26, 2025

Meredith Lynch, a Los Angeles native, writer and influencer who frequently dissects influencer culture online, says the Beverly Hills location, in particular, has become a stage.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

In some news conferences, Glasner confidently dissects opposition tactics to the media - even doing so when his side faced Manchester City and Pep Guardiola in December.

From BBC May 17, 2025

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Scientists observed oysters in glass vats, dissected their innards and studied their anatomy under microscopes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

The bodies of women were sometimes dissected but rarely reported.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

When Raducanu dissected her French Open first-round exit just three weeks ago in Paris, things looked much bleaker.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

The Dutch physician Jan Swammerdam dissected countless insect specimens to help dispel the notion that each phase of an insect was a completely different species of animal.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

“You labor in a torture-chamber and dissecting room, I make my observations under the blue sky.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"Art breaks down the borders and boundaries of our imagination; it poses questions, and playing with and dissecting it expands and challenges our present reality," she said.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

The Democratic Party found itself trapped in a similar dynamic earlier this month, when the Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited, 192-page report dissecting the 2024 loss.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

But investors were already dissecting the summations of the talks issued by the two countries afterward.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

We could have spent the whole evening and the rest of the night dissecting Mariel’s, Dagmara’s, and Daria’s behavior, but I wouldn’t let them ruin my evening.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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