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
Close relatives developed specialized feeding anatomy to share resources.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Then came the dripped ink right next to a very particular place on the victim’s anatomy.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
This feature of our anatomy usually exists unnoticed.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Instead, it has been fully integrated into the practice’s comprehensive refractive program, allowing surgeons to match each patient with the procedure best suited to their anatomy and visual goals.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Then came the dripped ink right next to a very particular place on the victim’s anatomy.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
This feature of our anatomy usually exists unnoticed.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Instead, it has been fully integrated into the practice’s comprehensive refractive program, allowing surgeons to match each patient with the procedure best suited to their anatomy and visual goals.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
Noun
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Legal professionals use Gemini for drafting, document summarization, legal research assistance, and analysis of documents that include text, tables, charts, and images.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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County type designations are based on a New York Times analysis of data from the Census, the National Center for Health Statistics, and other research.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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What this adaptation does offer is a deeper examination of genius as an existential burden in a society that enables others to co-opt it, monetize it, and use it as part of an agenda.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Dwinal-Palisch suggests that this shift encourages a more nuanced examination of how value circulates through the workforce.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Saum Poorsaleh, complaints triggered the internal affairs investigation.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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