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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
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.
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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
The team of aircrew fly on a WC-130J aircraft around and into storm systems, taking measurements and captivating views of their anatomy.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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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
The team of aircrew fly on a WC-130J aircraft around and into storm systems, taking measurements and captivating views of their anatomy.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
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There is a duty of care not to use data for the sake of it, but rather to ensure that analysis stands up to proper scrutiny and scientific rigour where possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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An analysis of the post-pandemic absenteeism trend from think tank RAND Corporation's researchers attributes focuses on lingering effects of the pandemic.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Cape Fear series adaptation — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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New technologies are always up for examination before becoming routine, said Nathan Lents, a professor of biology at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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As part of the investigation, the FA leant on analysis of the four suspicious matches provided by Stats Perform Integrity Services (SPIS), which is a division of data company Stats Perform.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Homeland Security Investigations Task Force, other agencies involved in the investigation were the Fayetteville, Eureka Springs, Harrison, Springdale and Berryville police departments, according to the release.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 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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Her cause of death was confirmed as an iatrogenic artery dissection during a percutaneous coronary intervention.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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