as in analysis
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
But according to federal guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, PREA does not require prisons to classify transgender staff based on anatomy.
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Much blood, and one poor Porky had been cut down the middle as neatly as an anatomy drawing in the medical textbook.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
One of the highlights is a digital and virtual anatomy laboratory with Sectra tables, which utilize technology to allow students to see a 3D model of the human body and assist with their clinical understanding and future practice.
—Chase Jordan
july 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
San Francisco Ballet dancer Lleyton Ho didn’t have to use much imagination to play a frantic university student studying anatomy with Victor Frankenstein.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Much blood, and one poor Porky had been cut down the middle as neatly as an anatomy drawing in the medical textbook.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
One of the highlights is a digital and virtual anatomy laboratory with Sectra tables, which utilize technology to allow students to see a 3D model of the human body and assist with their clinical understanding and future practice.
—Chase Jordan
july 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
San Francisco Ballet dancer Lleyton Ho didn’t have to use much imagination to play a frantic university student studying anatomy with Victor Frankenstein.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
Noun
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Waiters and others who benefit from automatic gratuities of 20% or more could be in for quite a shock, according to some early analysis.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The funding for Wisconsin tucked into the major House spending bills totals $58.7 million, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Carter said the lab is involved in fingerprinting, narcotics, toxicology and firearms examination.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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This is where a SOC 2 examination has become the new litmus test for trust.—
Jatin Narang,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Om Malik, a longtime Zuckerberg watcher who founded the now-defunct tech media company GigaOm, published an intriguing dissection of Meta’s manifestos as a way to understand the key to its success: corporate shape-shifting.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This kind of pain could also be a sign of aortic dissection, or tearing in the aorta, which is the main artery carrying blood from the heart.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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