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
The meeting was based on functional anatomy and centered on teaching the coaches how movement affects the body beyond a swinging or throwing perspective.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The teenager’s favorite classes include anatomy and physiology, pre-calculus and photography, and his next big decision will be where to attend college.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
This eerily lifelike android represents a significant advancement in biomimetic robotics, closely replicating human anatomy and movement in ways never before seen.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
His Western animation education and his understanding of anatomy differed dramatically from what Miyazaki required.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The teenager’s favorite classes include anatomy and physiology, pre-calculus and photography, and his next big decision will be where to attend college.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
This eerily lifelike android represents a significant advancement in biomimetic robotics, closely replicating human anatomy and movement in ways never before seen.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
His Western animation education and his understanding of anatomy differed dramatically from what Miyazaki required.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
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For more details on the nature of conventional AI versus AGI and ASI, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The 5th or 10th posts are the most popular, because more winners start from them than in any other position, analysis shows.—
Javier Zarracina,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Expand All State administrative complaints says Miami Lakes Plastic Surgery did surgeries without documented proper examination, liposuction with too much fat removed and didn’t provide patients with enough information before surgeries.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Its message: Instead of going to see a doctor in person, customers can get access to prescription drugs and medicines by filling in a medical intake form and then undergoing an examination online by a medical professional to check their eligibility.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Look forward to ’70s aesthetics, nods to the small-scale crime capers of that era, and a dissection of that period’s sociopolitical upheaval.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2025
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Aortic dissection occurs in about 2 out of 10,000 people and is most often seen in men ages 40 to 70, according to the National Library of Medicine.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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