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to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling
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Recent Examples of dissected
The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected, studied and leased out hundreds of unclaimed bodies.
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Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
To get robots to perform even relatively simple tasks, such as tying shoelaces, requires the labors of scientists who have dissected every step in the operation; trainers must then employ tedious repetition to program these steps.
—The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Or that Baker Mayfield surgically dissected their defense with four touchdown passes.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
That is exactly what happened, as Stafford dissected a great 49ers defense, picking up key first downs in the pass game, while Kyren Williams chewed up yardage as well.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Every piece of Mangione, every new trace of his web history has been dissected by perhaps millions of people online.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Grande has candidly spoken about her experience being prodded and dissected online.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
What transpired over the next few days and how Wood ended up drowning in the dark waters off the coast of the island has been dissected for decades.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Cosmic Onslaught Her team dissected tree rings from ancient wood samples, burned the cellulose — the main component of wood — to determine the radiocarbon content, and then compared the data to spikes in beryllium-10 found in ice cores from glaciers.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
To get robots to perform even relatively simple tasks, such as tying shoelaces, requires the labors of scientists who have dissected every step in the operation; trainers must then employ tedious repetition to program these steps.
—The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Or that Baker Mayfield surgically dissected their defense with four touchdown passes.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
That is exactly what happened, as Stafford dissected a great 49ers defense, picking up key first downs in the pass game, while Kyren Williams chewed up yardage as well.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Every piece of Mangione, every new trace of his web history has been dissected by perhaps millions of people online.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Grande has candidly spoken about her experience being prodded and dissected online.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
What transpired over the next few days and how Wood ended up drowning in the dark waters off the coast of the island has been dissected for decades.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Cosmic Onslaught Her team dissected tree rings from ancient wood samples, burned the cellulose — the main component of wood — to determine the radiocarbon content, and then compared the data to spikes in beryllium-10 found in ice cores from glaciers.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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