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a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university
He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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Guilledo started as a smaller mention in Remollino’s dissertation work on working-class Filipino American boxers during the 1920s and ‘30s.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In my subfield of ecology and evolutionary biology, an average dissertation could yield three to six papers, sometimes more.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Board chair Ward recused himself in February from the candidate selection due to a potential conflict of interest — candidate Lesley Lavery is the co-chair of the dissertation committee overseeing Ward’s doctoral dissertation at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
According to the grant information sheet, the fellowship awarded over $72,000 for a dissertation related to LGBT community building in Czechia and Slovakia.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In my subfield of ecology and evolutionary biology, an average dissertation could yield three to six papers, sometimes more.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Board chair Ward recused himself in February from the candidate selection due to a potential conflict of interest — candidate Lesley Lavery is the co-chair of the dissertation committee overseeing Ward’s doctoral dissertation at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
According to the grant information sheet, the fellowship awarded over $72,000 for a dissertation related to LGBT community building in Czechia and Slovakia.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissertation
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Here Hathaway is divine and deceptive in equal measure, offering a kind of thesis statement for her whole deal as an actress.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Even so, Jefferies said this wasn't part of their Buy thesis on the stock and that SERENA-6 was only a small part of the company's $80 billion 2030 sales goal.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Sarah Mullens’s essays have appeared in Oxford American, The Missouri Review, and other magazines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Mostly, though, Reiner’s essay is about grief.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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