as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
deconstructing the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
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Recent Examples of deconstruct
Researchers hope that probing how DMT deconstructs and reconstructs our experiences of the world can make at least some progress on psychedelic science’s original promise of a major leap in our understanding of consciousness.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Over 150 years after its publication, Alcott’s hallmark of American literature proves surprisingly effective in deconstructing our modern ideas around gender roles which are shaping the 2024 election.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
With nothing short of piercing honesty, Barron confronts cancel culture, deconstructing the overly simplistic and punitive dynamics that dominate much of today's social discourse.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
As a result, American Robot confronts his religious traumas and complex family structures to deconstruct the story of American exceptionalism and upholster the founding hopes of its culture.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Over 150 years after its publication, Alcott’s hallmark of American literature proves surprisingly effective in deconstructing our modern ideas around gender roles which are shaping the 2024 election.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
With nothing short of piercing honesty, Barron confronts cancel culture, deconstructing the overly simplistic and punitive dynamics that dominate much of today's social discourse.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
As a result, American Robot confronts his religious traumas and complex family structures to deconstruct the story of American exceptionalism and upholster the founding hopes of its culture.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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The researchers aimed to analyze the physiological effects of carbonated water, as it has been found to induce satiety (feelings of fullness) and gastric motility (movement of food through the body), both of which could reduce hunger.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The memorandum by Trump directs the Interior secretary to analyze the legal pathways.—
Alan Wooten | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Jan. 2025
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Simultaneously, Gibson dissects their complex life’s experience in extended one-on-one interviews — speaking at length about the irony of their troubles with depression years before their ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2021.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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The filing dissects Geoff’s declarations to an Argentine prosecutor in the days following the singer’s death, pulling out the numerous insistences where the pop star’s father claims that Liam was in Nores’ care.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Created by the Anne Frank House and presented in partnership with the Center for Jewish History, the entire installation aims to examine Anne Frank’s life — and death — with a scope not often found in other treatments of this chapter in history.—
Laurel Graeber,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some companies examine the goals from the previous year and set new ones for the upcoming year.—
Simone Milasas,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the report, the global commission argues that the standard way of assessing obesity, by body mass index or BMI, isn’t the most accurate way of determining whether someone has it and its associated health risks.—
Korin Miller,
Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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The 2024 report assessed 28 out of 35 MMCF producers, representing 97.5 percent of global production capacity, according to Canopy.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2025
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