dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdi-sər-ˈtā-shən 
: an extended usually written treatment of a subject
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He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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We’re then transported to the monochrome widescreen of the early ’60s, when brainy, awkward PhD hopeful Johannes (looking much less splotchy) is working on his dissertation, traveling by train with his grumpy mentor Dr. Julius Strathen (Hanns Zischler) to a conference at a ski lodge.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Working on his doctoral dissertation at Georgia Tech, Dr. Michael Lorence did a case study analysis of six organizations that used Topgrading and concluded that the CEOs and HR heads fully endorse the method.
—Brad Smart and Chris Mursau, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The question distinguishes the essay from the less adventurous forms of expository prose—the dissertation, the polemic, the article, the campaign speech, the tract, the op-ed, the arrest warrant, the hotel bill.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Decades later, Reykdal’s interviews with a small circle of those involved in the long-ago deaths gets smaller when one of them is killed, and his dissertation morphs into an all-consuming investigation.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Working on his doctoral dissertation at Georgia Tech, Dr. Michael Lorence did a case study analysis of six organizations that used Topgrading and concluded that the CEOs and HR heads fully endorse the method.
—Brad Smart and Chris Mursau, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The question distinguishes the essay from the less adventurous forms of expository prose—the dissertation, the polemic, the article, the campaign speech, the tract, the op-ed, the arrest warrant, the hotel bill.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Decades later, Reykdal’s interviews with a small circle of those involved in the long-ago deaths gets smaller when one of them is killed, and his dissertation morphs into an all-consuming investigation.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdis-ər-ˈtā-shən
: a long usually written treatment of a subject
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