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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
Body bags piled ten-feet high at the International Commission for Missing Persons transported me back to the anatomy lab.
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Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the most telling piece of evidence testifying to the importance of fire for our kind was the attendant suite of changes to the anatomy of the now-varied group of hominins, various species of which spanned not only Africa but also Eurasia as the Pleistocene drew on, from Spain to Indonesia.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
But the structure of the bony labyrinth — a rigid area surrounding the inner ear, too small to see except with micro-CT — was a closer match to the anatomy of Neanderthals.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Port Jackson sharks’ teeth are less exposed to the ambient water than those of blacktip reef sharks, and have a different anatomy.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the most telling piece of evidence testifying to the importance of fire for our kind was the attendant suite of changes to the anatomy of the now-varied group of hominins, various species of which spanned not only Africa but also Eurasia as the Pleistocene drew on, from Spain to Indonesia.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
But the structure of the bony labyrinth — a rigid area surrounding the inner ear, too small to see except with micro-CT — was a closer match to the anatomy of Neanderthals.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Port Jackson sharks’ teeth are less exposed to the ambient water than those of blacktip reef sharks, and have a different anatomy.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anatomy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
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The ability to generate mid-infrared light efficiently could also open new frontiers in chemical and environmental analysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The broadcast will feature analysis from former MLB player and Ripken Baseball co-founder Bill Ripken alongside play-by-play announcer Zach Bigley.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other than in the Second Circuit, the federal courts of appeals generally have interpreted the Confrontation Clause to require face-to-face cross examination, and counsel should be wary of giving up that important right.—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The subcommittee heard their statements as part of an examination of a purportedly secret UFO retrieval program managed by the Pentagon.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The agency announced the reward on Thursday shortly after releasing two images of the person of interest in the investigation.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Beau Mason, Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, gave a timeline of the investigation at a press conference earlier on Thursday.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ritter died in 2003 of an aortic dissection, and the gala will benefit the continuing work of the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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While first assumed to be suffering a heart attack, it was later revealed to be aortic dissection.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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