dissect
verb (used with object)
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
are dissecting
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present progressiveof dissect.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Industry analysts are dissecting the data, seeking to shed more light on how consumers are feeling as the holiday approaches.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
But I can’t help but worry that there is something deeply inhumane in how we are dissecting their misdeeds, because I do not understand what we are trying to learn or see.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2022
How has it been navigating the fandom and the way they are dissecting things during a season like this one?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
The unsolved Nov. 15 killing of Detective Sean Suiter is the talk of Baltimore, where residents are dissecting details of the case in offices, on street corners and on social media.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2017
Talk radio and newspaper columnists are dissecting all the things that are wrong with the team: Manning’s decline, Kubiak’s offense, the team’s unsightly manner of playing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2015
