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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

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

The way they dissect intricate moves and passing sequences; how Fernandes explains his thought process that led to Kobbie Mainoo's memorable second goal in the 2024 FA Cup final.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

If you dissect the reasons that most don’t actually earn those mythical buy-and-hold returns, losing money in bear markets isn’t the biggest reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Because I spent so much time alone during our competitions, I dedicated far too many hours to trying to dissect what was happening with my team.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

Mainard’s show, “Ottis,” dissects the relationship between their queer identity and their rural Texas upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

He has impressed with the way he dissects football and thinks about the game, but also sometimes comes off as easily irritable.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024

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

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Last week, US pop star Olivia Rodrigo kicked off her Unraveled tour, and surprises from the show, which scores of fans have paid a lot of money to see, have already been dissected online.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He dissected the Trojans’ defense to convert a crucial fourth down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Recalling the model airplane sets he assembled as a child, he arranged a fish, a chicken and a duck as a collection of dissected parts on a tabletop, labeling it with instructions for reconstruction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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

But then, as his eyes dissected my expression, his smile faded and his forehead creased.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

This week, my feed was flooded with people dissecting the trailer and early coverage surrounding the upcoming documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, “You Can See Everything,” co-directed by comedian Nathan Fielder and filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Before dissecting a scene, Dalton studies the character within the story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

"By dissecting which immune cells are involved and how they coordinate the response, we're offering vaccine developers some additional mechanistic insights to consider in their goal of optimizing these vaccines against tumor proteins."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 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

He even imagines a local doctor dissecting the chigger, the smallest creature visible to the human eye—and thus of course impossible to dissect.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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