as in analyzed
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
if you anatomize the problem, you'll see it stems from a combination of her bad behavior and your unwillingness to speak to her about it
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The platform analyzed search terms during peak resolution planning season—December 1-30, 2025—by examining 70 total keywords.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
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Cable networks again analyzed an ICE officer’s shooting of a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman, this time with the new angle from footage that was taken by the federal agent.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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In Mangione, the couple has found a celebrity defendant drawing a particularly personal degree of investment from his fans, with his facial expressions and movements in court dissected for meaning in online communities.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
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Researchers then examined liver immune cells to determine how their DNA activity was regulated and measured levels of a key receptor.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Anatomized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomized. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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