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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
The anatomy of an industry The opportunity for any 20-something or 30-something to play kickball, much less play as frequently as Dzienius, stems from a major shift in the late 1990s.
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Shikhar Sachdev, HubSpot, 30 May 2025
The ways that either nature or a masonry saw may slice a fossil don't correspond to an anatomy book, and a cross-section through part of a bone doesn't usually resemble an X-ray image of a whole bone.
—Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
That means matching the shape of the hairline to the patient’s facial anatomy, following the correct angles and exit points based on texture, and adjusting for skin contrast, forehead slope and bone structure.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
Much in the way that earlier artists, including Rembrandt, attended autopsies to learn more about human anatomy, Saville visited a New York clinic to observe a plastic surgeon transforming patients’ bodies.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Shikhar Sachdev, HubSpot, 30 May 2025
The ways that either nature or a masonry saw may slice a fossil don't correspond to an anatomy book, and a cross-section through part of a bone doesn't usually resemble an X-ray image of a whole bone.
—Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
That means matching the shape of the hairline to the patient’s facial anatomy, following the correct angles and exit points based on texture, and adjusting for skin contrast, forehead slope and bone structure.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
Much in the way that earlier artists, including Rembrandt, attended autopsies to learn more about human anatomy, Saville visited a New York clinic to observe a plastic surgeon transforming patients’ bodies.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
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According to a mid-May report from Kantar, a marketing data and analysis company, supermarket shopping among Latinos was down 11.3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same time last year.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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Trump using National Guard for deportation work could go into 'uncharted territory' Some 4.2 million people, or nearly a third of the 13 million residents of greater Los Angeles, are foreign-born, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census data.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Italian law dictates that citizens over 80 must renew their license every two years and complete a medical examination that tests mental acuity.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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That hasn’t, however, extended to a deep examination of last season’s Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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Munn was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in April 2023 and went public with her health journey in March 2024, having undergone five surgeries including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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By that same time next year, Munn had a nipple delay procedure, lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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