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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In telling Stevens’ story, Pinho deconstructs the myths and stereotypes that surround the Romani people.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Wild Safari Animals Anyone with a mini zoologist in their life won’t want to sleep on this Lego kit that can be deconstructed and rebuilt into a few animals: a giraffe with a flamingo, a lion with a tree and butterfly, and two gazelles.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 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
His team would consist not of experienced, independent advisers but of blind loyalists, many among them dedicated to carrying out the plans in Project 2025 to deconstruct the national security apparatus, including the military, to ensure its absolute obedience to the chief executive.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Wild Safari Animals Anyone with a mini zoologist in their life won’t want to sleep on this Lego kit that can be deconstructed and rebuilt into a few animals: a giraffe with a flamingo, a lion with a tree and butterfly, and two gazelles.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 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
His team would consist not of experienced, independent advisers but of blind loyalists, many among them dedicated to carrying out the plans in Project 2025 to deconstruct the national security apparatus, including the military, to ensure its absolute obedience to the chief executive.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Deconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstruct. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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