Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body.
- adjective Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection.
- adjective Used for or in dissecting
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- verb Present participle of
dissect .
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Examples
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The first is what we call dissecting the prosecution's case, going through every reason that Detective Grogan had for being suspicious of Scott Peterson and putting his own spin on it, explaining, well, you really should not have been suspicious because you could look at it this way.
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Senate Republicans have objected to what they see as Diamond's limited experience in dissecting the inner workings of the national economy.
Nobel Economics Prizes 2010 Announced; 2 Americans Win AP 2010
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Senate Republicans have objected to what they see as Diamond's limited experience in dissecting the inner workings of the national economy.
Nobel Economics Prizes 2010 Announced; 2 Americans Win AP 2010
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Senate Republicans have objected to what they see as Diamond's limited experience in dissecting the inner workings of the national economy.
Nobel Economics Prizes 2010 Announced; 2 Americans Win AP 2010
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Before I begin dissecting the first round, I want to say that I suspect we'll see some of the best playoff action in years, certainly the best in all of my years in the NHL.
Intriguing postseason lies ahead; here's how the first round will go 2010
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Senate Republicans have objected to what they see as Diamond's limited experience in dissecting the inner workings of the national economy.
Nobel Economics Prizes 2010 Announced; 2 Americans Win AP 2010
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Senate Republicans have objected to what they see as Diamond's limited experience in dissecting the inner workings of the national economy.
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I do think that for this to happen, a poet may sometimes need help in dissecting what is fundamentally flawed in their poetic practice, and how to move from this awareness to creating art that manages to move the poetry from one plain to the next.
Reading my Old Poems : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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The Communist empire collapsed under its own inefficiency, and in dissecting the cooling body of the former empire, we know that a lot of what worried us so was a big show for our benefit.
The Next Big Threat 2006
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Unlike many of his earlier telecasts, Wadkins was critical of players 'mistakes, and he was not shy in dissecting their errors.
USATODAY.com - Masters finish compensates for morning shutout 2005
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