dissert

verb

Definition of dissertnext
as in to expound

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissert
  1. expound
  2. sermonize
  3. pontificate
  4. soliloquize
  5. recite
Verb
  • As the teen expounds on the monstrous acts her own father committed against her, the elderly woman suggests that Rita is not blameless in the situation.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Trump also expounded on his belief that America is poorly managed by those currently in office.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of expound
Verb
  • The sermonizing lands hardest near the beginning and end of Life of Pi, where director Max Webster lets things get a little slack and starry-eyed.
    Vulture, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Raised in the segregated south, he was steeped in the tradition of Confederate preachers who sermonized to their flocks in the CSA on the holiness of white supremacy and characterized the Christian god as inherently racist.
    Jared Yates Sexton, The New Republic, 25 Mar. 2020
Definition of sermonize
Verb
  • Sign Up Moore is the last person who’s going to pontificate about the significance of his official debut as Michigan’s head coach.
    Austin Meek, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Those who usually pontificate on the nature of democracy and about what kind of U.S. president would be better for China are at a loss to explain the Trump phenomenon to the Chinese public.
    Eric X. Li, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2016
Definition of pontificate
Verb
  • Not just when Juicy soliloquizes across the proscenium or Tedra casts us some side-eye.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Not everyone can soliloquize like Gaga.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Sep. 2022
Definition of soliloquize
Verb
  • Now Sun Moon Rising Personalized Embroidered Dad Hat Your giftee can save a little time reciting their big three with this cool, custom dad hat.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Or should fans of the film be empowered to lean into the joy and fun, reciting the words to their favorite songs? Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the record-breaking box office smash, is weighing in on the discussion.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of recite
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