dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdi-sər-ˈtā-shən 
: an extended usually written treatment of a subject
Examples of dissertation in a Sentence
He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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Born in the Netherlands, Mr. Daalder left as a teenager to study in the U.S. – eventually writing his doctoral dissertation on NATO nuclear policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
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Her dissertation, published in 1984, was about ennui.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Her dissertation pulled together all of the strands of her life and studies.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Gay, 53, received her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1998, and her dissertation won the Toppan Prize for best dissertation in political science.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Indeed, Gorsuch’s dissertation advisor, the natural-law theorist John Finnis, was committed to this project.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2024
The dissertation examined how germ cells behaved in one animal.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
This was followed by a Jan. 1 report, also from The Washington Free Beacon, that detailed several more alleged plagiarisms found in articles that are sometimes more than 20 years old, as well as Gay’s 1997 dissertation.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
EssayPro can help you with a research paper, admission essay, lab report, thesis, or academic dissertation.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Her dissertation, published in 1984, was about ennui.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Her dissertation pulled together all of the strands of her life and studies.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Gay, 53, received her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1998, and her dissertation won the Toppan Prize for best dissertation in political science.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Indeed, Gorsuch’s dissertation advisor, the natural-law theorist John Finnis, was committed to this project.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2024
The dissertation examined how germ cells behaved in one animal.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
This was followed by a Jan. 1 report, also from The Washington Free Beacon, that detailed several more alleged plagiarisms found in articles that are sometimes more than 20 years old, as well as Gay’s 1997 dissertation.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
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dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdis-ər-ˈtā-shən
: a long usually written treatment of a subject
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