disserts

verb

present tense third-person singular of dissert
as in soliloquizes

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  1. expounds
  2. pontificates
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  • Lines that might otherwise seem primed for raucous laughter — a neurologist who expounds on the joys of Swiss bread?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But Supreme Court scholars and the public alike seldom pay much attention to concurring opinions, in which a justice expounds on the views of their colleagues in the majority.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Definition of expounds
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  • Indeed, the Abbé pontificates on pretty much every topic known to man as the pair try in vain to tunnel their way to freedom.
    — Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That’s especially true for one of its two main narrators, Verity, an aging franchise movie star who acts, thinks, and pontificates like an adolescent.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Definition of pontificates
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“Disserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disserts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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