deconstructed

past tense of deconstruct

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Recent Examples of deconstructed Already, workers have partially deconstructed the existing dam to prepare it for expansion, dumped fill material and poured concrete for the expansion. Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024 Although Lacan famously deconstructed language, which led, in his case, to highly abstruse writing, Scaffolding does not. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024 While having a period-positive workplace is important, there are systemic issues that still need to be addressed and deconstructed to address period poverty meaningfully. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024 The trench, of course, originally designed by Burberry's founder in 1879, made an appearance—sometimes deconstructed, cropped, or embellished, using light fabrics such as silk poplin and linen. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Cleaning The easiest-to-clean blenders can be fully deconstructed. Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 Antonoff also deconstructed the first Bleachers album, 2014’s Strange Desire, for a 10th-anniversary rework dubbed A Stranger Desired, released in September. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 The film, which is set in a deconstructed and reimagined Hong Kong, also features original scores composed by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstructed
Verb
  • Media mentions and social reach were analyzed for all.
    Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The team analyzed observational data and weather models from NASA satellites and the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and discovered that 2023 had surprisingly low albedo—the amount of solar radiation a planet reflects back into space.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Deconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstructed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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