dissection
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Synonyms
analysis, anatomizing, anatomy, assay, breakdown, deconstruction
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Depending on the perspective and the position of the sun, the Avery can seem jagged or sleek, an aloof shaft or an eye-catching dissection of form. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Chiseled glass tower offers window into SF’s contradictions," 18 July 2019 A week before the brain dissections in Bolivar, Fleegle visited Kip's Deer Processing in Carnegie to pick up deer heads for testing. — al.com, "A deadly deer disease is spreading and could infect humans," 14 June 2019 The CT scans and dissections revealed that the sand was not equally distributed in the goat guts. — Lakshmi Supriya, Science | AAAS, "Why dirt-eating goats never need to visit the dentist," 21 June 2019 Join researchers in conducting a survey of invasive lionfish, and assist with their removal and dissection. — National Geographic, "Belize High School Expedition," 12 June 2019 If their bodies weren’t embalmed for public viewing or dug up for medical dissection, their bones were liable to be displayed in a museum. — The New York Review of Books, "David S. Reynolds," 22 Mar. 2018 Her steely dissection of former Vice President Joe Biden’s record on bussing policy showed her strength as a former prosecutor. — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "Will Democratic front-runners regret rejecting private insurance?," 28 June 2019 The dissection happens in real time, and the message spreads just as fast, clearly and quickly. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Elizabeth Holmes's "So Many Thoughts" Instagram Series About the Royal Family Is Becoming a Book," 18 June 2019 What made the first season so good was its precise, pointed dissection of the intimate struggles women go through, and how issues of class, social pressure and guilt can twist them into knots. — oregonlive.com, "‘Big Little Lies’ returns: Meryl Streep and a superb cast make Season 2 deliciously watchable," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dissection.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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