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anatomized

verb

past tense of anatomize
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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  1. analyzed
  2. dissected
  3. examined
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  • China appears to be building a large surface vessel specifically designed to launch, recover, and support submarine-sized uncrewed underwater vehicles, according to satellite imagery analyzed by naval experts.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • León-Portilla wrote extensively about the conquest of Mexico from the Mexica viewpoint, documented the philosophy of Aztec intellectuals and analyzed poems in Nahuatl — the language of the Mexica empire.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of analyzed
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  • Holmes is no stranger to having her life and her persona as a supposedly brilliant female tech wunderkind dissected by others.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Most of that gap came via the right arm of sophomore quarterback Ford Green, who dissected the Chargers, completing 14 of 18 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns.
    — Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissected
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  • The work examined heat, radiation, residual gases and changes in the catalyst materials after testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The research, published in the scientific journal Microbial Cell, examined the effect of caffeine on fission yeast cells.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Sep. 2026
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