deconstructing

verb

present participle of deconstruct
as in analyzing
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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Recent Examples of deconstructing The show organizers are constructing and deconstructing a stage on top of the pitch. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Before deconstructing what went wrong in your last networking meeting or job interview, look for things that went right. — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Wong has repurposed the pieces by deconstructing them and creating unconventional finds like the $65 Bailey bucket hat that doubles as a sling bag. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 One scene shows the crew in a garage deconstructing a surfboard and passionately debating where the fins should go. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 15 May 2026 An Emmy winner known for The Eric Andre Show, an experimental sketch show deconstructing the public access talk-show format that aired for six seasons on Adult Swim, André is coming off of roles in Disney+’s Ironheart and Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026 In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 By including what the workers have discovered about their clients and deconstructing AI training systems from the inside out, Gourault challenges the opacity of automotive businesses that seek to conceal their association with extractive labor practices. — Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 His strength has always been in taking an idea from zero to scale, deconstructing it into processes, and assembling the technology and teams to execute it. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deconstructing
  1. analyzing
  2. dissecting
  3. examining
  4. assessing
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  • Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission).
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers often study natural processes by modeling them as computations and analyzing them mathematically.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzing
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  • Content creators from across the political spectrum are making guides on the best tools to cut down Flock cameras, blasting them off poles with shotguns, and dissecting every misstep the company makes.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Amateur sleuths, armchair lawyers and influencers have turned the soon-to-conclude trial into snackable, whodunit content, dissecting every detail and advancing their own theories across TikTok and other social platforms.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The group had been examining the middle finger on Sasaki’s right hand.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of examining
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  • Crews are assessing damage, but repairs may be delayed in areas with winds exceeding 35 mph.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ministry plans to introduce an integrated AI platform in command and control to improve speed and accuracy in decision-making, including assessing battlefields and choosing targets.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing

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“Deconstructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deconstructing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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