as in analysis
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
a minutely detailed anatomy of the "perfect crime"
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Recent Examples of anatomy
Classes covered female anatomy, lactation and nutrition.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Advanced imaging creates precise 3D models of a patient’s spine, enabling custom rods tailored to individual anatomy.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Cars morphed into the sides of houses, and humanoid figures, purported to be inter-dimensional travelers, moved in ways that defied anatomy.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Daniel: Julie is now a professor of anatomy at Des Moines University.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Advanced imaging creates precise 3D models of a patient’s spine, enabling custom rods tailored to individual anatomy.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Cars morphed into the sides of houses, and humanoid figures, purported to be inter-dimensional travelers, moved in ways that defied anatomy.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Daniel: Julie is now a professor of anatomy at Des Moines University.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
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An analysis by The Tennessean found the statistics were taken nearly verbatim from a post on a book review website that allows users to report and catalog books considered to be explicit for children.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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Ninety-one of the 100 school districts that receive the most money from four frozen grant programs are in Republican congressional districts, according to an analysis from New America, a left-leaning think tank.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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During a vigorous cross examination, prosecutors parsed through his story, questioning him on his history with police officers.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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The investigative department of the regional department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia has now organized a procedural examination into the circumstances of the attack, the outlets reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Because the deep plane technique involves a more extensive dissection of tissues under and around facial nerves, Kaplan cautioned that the biggest risk is facial paralysis, which can be temporary or permanent.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Written in the form of an MFA thesis, the book offers a postmodern dissection of the ways power affects coupling partnerships.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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