as in monographs
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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Recent Examples of treatises
Skyhorse has since published a dozen or so books by Kennedy, including a memoir and several more anti-vaccine treatises.
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
The text consists of 10 treatises on architecture, engineering and urban planning, and is the oldest surviving work written on the subject.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The collection, now over 40,000 volumes, includes Greek and Arabic manuscripts, early cartographic works and rare scientific treatises gathered from across the Iberian world.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Some of the earliest respect for the power of observation comes from the ancient Indus Valley, where close astronomical observations and unit measurements were required for ritual, and these traditions bore fruit in early treatises on astronomy, linguistics, and logic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
The text consists of 10 treatises on architecture, engineering and urban planning, and is the oldest surviving work written on the subject.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The collection, now over 40,000 volumes, includes Greek and Arabic manuscripts, early cartographic works and rare scientific treatises gathered from across the Iberian world.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Some of the earliest respect for the power of observation comes from the ancient Indus Valley, where close astronomical observations and unit measurements were required for ritual, and these traditions bore fruit in early treatises on astronomy, linguistics, and logic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treatises
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28 Apr. 2026
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
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28 Apr. 2026
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The funds will also be open to the entire city moving forward, rather than specific census tracts.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The analysis of data from nine of the largest Connecticut cities showed that census tracts where the most tows occurred from 2022 to 2024 tended to have larger populations of renters, larger Black and Hispanic populations and much higher rates of poverty than the state as a whole.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era.—
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By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.—
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JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pavlopoulos was frustrated that the man was ignoring his calls and texts.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards has spent the last month fielding constant texts and calls from friends and family trying to get tickets to the team’s preseason game against the Toronto Tempo.—
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29 Apr. 2026
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Here at Bauman Rare Books, for instance, is a first edition Runaway Bunny ($32k) spitting distance from a copy of Milton Friedman’s essays ($6500).—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Both have written First Opinion essays on Kennedy’s claims.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson created the ad hoc committee in an effort to improve Measure ULA after some studies showed the initiative is having a negative effect on housing development.—
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Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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When cannabis is consumed, external cannabinoids enter the body and bind to the same receptors as natural endocannabinoids, which may impair sperm quality and reproductive function, according to previous studies.—
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25 Apr. 2026
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