as in analysis
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
your anatomizing of the situation is quite insightful
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as in analyzing
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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Noun
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China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images, maps and government notices reveals.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025 -
LinkedIn’s research shows that while 45% of professionals use AI regularly for routine tasks, only one in three of those AI users apply it to high-level work like strategy or data analysis.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By analyzing nearly half a million nearby star systems, the team sought to understand how often planets survive when their host stars swell into red giants.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Related Stories Set to receive the Indie Star Award at Tauron American Film Festival, Philippe has become known for analyzing cinema history in his detailed docs.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Cowley ends his examination of the postwar cultural situation on a note of doubt, not least about the changing status and nature of literary criticism.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The helicopter was recovered and retained for further examination.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The technique starts with a minuscule sample of tissue; for example, in the makeshift lab at the hotel in Malles Venosta, researchers dissecting moths for sequencing also removed, for DNA barcoding, a leg of each moth whose species was not conclusively known.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Miami Herald spent more than two years dissecting the 2022 boat crash that killed 17-year-old Luciana ‘Lucy’ Fernandez and critically injured Katerina ‘Katy’ Puig.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The investigation remains ongoing.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Detectives asked anyone with information regarding Randall’s whereabouts or details relevant to the homicide investigation to call the Police Department at 916-714-5115.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Peskov replied that the Kremlin was assessing whether preparations for nuclear tests were necessary rather than actually beginning them, Tass reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The plan will include assessing current facilities, analyzing future needs and presenting a detailed budget for future projects.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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