1
as in investigation
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
investigators took the mysterious powder to the lab for analysis
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2
as in commentary
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
gave a thorough analysis of the main character's motives
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Recent Examples of analysis
The analysis also found that West Palm Beach and Palm Beach together are home to 11,500 millionaires, 78 centimillionaires, and 10 billionaires.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
The funding for Wisconsin tucked into the major House spending bills totals $58.7 million, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Waiters and others who benefit from automatic gratuities of 20% or more could be in for quite a shock, according to some early analysis.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Segal included an analysis by a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that tracked the price of goods in Gaza and compared them with similar costs in historic food shortages.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
The funding for Wisconsin tucked into the major House spending bills totals $58.7 million, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Waiters and others who benefit from automatic gratuities of 20% or more could be in for quite a shock, according to some early analysis.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Segal included an analysis by a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that tracked the price of goods in Gaza and compared them with similar costs in historic food shortages.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analysis
Noun
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Also, my commentary is merely a layman’s viewpoint.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer reported that the octogenarian provided some commentary as well.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10 people and sickened dozens.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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In case of doubt, competent authorities may carry out random on-site inspections of cybersecurity standards in the companies, for which the management can be held liable.—
Dennis-Kenji Kipker,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Patchogue-Medford School District, where advocates say Manuel attended high school, did not return a request for comment Friday.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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An attempt to reach Hill for comment Friday evening was unsuccessful.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Without a tree risk assessment, an insurance agency can potentially dispute the damage, according to Purcell.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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Over the first seven months of 2025, the Bay Area lost 17,400 jobs, the assessment of the EDD reports shows.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Carter said the lab is involved in fingerprinting, narcotics, toxicology and firearms examination.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The examination was conducted by Firefly Investigations, a Pennsylvania company with law enforcement expertise.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
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The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In making this evaluation, Texas courts have measured the product’s value from two perspectives: that of the sweepstakes participants, and the sweepstakes sponsor.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Om Malik, a longtime Zuckerberg watcher who founded the now-defunct tech media company GigaOm, published an intriguing dissection of Meta’s manifestos as a way to understand the key to its success: corporate shape-shifting.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This kind of pain could also be a sign of aortic dissection, or tearing in the aorta, which is the main artery carrying blood from the heart.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Analysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analysis. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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