ANATOMIZED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

anatomized

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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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City staff said the project is consistent with the city’s general plan and would not create significant environmental effects beyond those analyzed in the previous environmental review.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The team analyzed maps showing where continents lay underwater or dry at 10-million-year time points.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

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The replay spread across social media, where fans dissected the contact frame by frame and once again accused WNBA officials of allowing opponents to take non-basketball shots at Clark without immediate consequences.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
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

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In the fourth quarter, left tackle Rashawn Slater lay for several moments on the turf and was examined by medical staff before rising to his feet and walking gingerly to the sideline with an ankle injury.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Under D’Amaro, Disney has enacted new rounds of layoffs and examined its cost structure.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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