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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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The question distinguishes the essay from the less adventurous forms of expository prose—the dissertation, the polemic, the article, the campaign speech, the tract, the op-ed, the arrest warrant, the hotel bill.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Decades later, Reykdal’s interviews with a small circle of those involved in the long-ago deaths gets smaller when one of them is killed, and his dissertation morphs into an all-consuming investigation.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The focus of her dissertation is the Cultural Intelligence (CQ) of leaders and how that impacts the culture of an organization.
—Nawbo, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Coates describes, among the guests, a young woman, a local university student, who is writing a dissertation about his work.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Decades later, Reykdal’s interviews with a small circle of those involved in the long-ago deaths gets smaller when one of them is killed, and his dissertation morphs into an all-consuming investigation.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The focus of her dissertation is the Cultural Intelligence (CQ) of leaders and how that impacts the culture of an organization.
—Nawbo, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Coates describes, among the guests, a young woman, a local university student, who is writing a dissertation about his work.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Dissertation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissertation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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