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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
One way to reduce the risk of this happening is to connect the AI model to a body of legal material, such as case law and treatises.
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Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
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JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Skyhorse has since published a dozen or so books by Kennedy, including a memoir and several more anti-vaccine treatises.
—
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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Caine granted permission for an AI audio company to clone his voice for this project and other upcoming books and articles.
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Once coal closure tracts are identified, the list grows as new closures and data corrections are rolled in.
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The land was among the biggest tracts left in the area that had not been at least partially preserved, and the good news, conservation-wise, was that Soloviev had agreed to sell the development rights to the town for 75 percent of the land, meaning that most of it would remain farmland for good.
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The chatter of cosmopolitan élites is the most reviled of all discourses right now.
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Yet, public discourses generally on its barriers.
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The disagreements begin with what each document protects first, and the four texts pull in different directions from there.
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Without getting too focused on the game side of it, what Sean said about the story pulling you into emotions through texts and calls is important.
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The strongest essays reveal how a student thinks and sees the world.
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Individuals are writing essays, organizing workshops, and debating in journals, while institutions and community groups are developing guidelines for how AI should be used in research and publication.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Some studies have shown that estrogen can help protect the heart, but the FDA hasn’t authorized it for this use.
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“Treatises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treatises. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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