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How is the word analyze distinct from other similar verbs?

The words break down and dissect are common synonyms of analyze. While all three words mean "to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements," analyze suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (such as a substance, a process, a situation) so as to discover its true nature or inner relationships.

analyzed the collected data

In what contexts can break down take the place of analyze?

The meanings of break down and analyze largely overlap; however, break down implies a reducing to simpler parts or divisions.

break down the budget

When is it sensible to use dissect instead of analyze?

In some situations, the words dissect and analyze are roughly equivalent. However, dissect suggests a searching analysis by laying bare parts or pieces for individual scrutiny.

commentators dissected every word of the speech

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of analyze The team also analyzed the four main channels through which AI affects the US economy. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 Experts analyzing gun violence unpack the data and trends. Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025 CrowdStrike’s Pangea announcement is part of its broader goal of building an autonomous security operations center that helps companies get smarter at monitoring, detecting, and analyzing security incidents using agents. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 By analyzing these patterns, the researchers hope to see whether the organoids can detect things like motion, speed, and direction – tasks that are critical for AI systems such as self-driving cars. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for analyze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analyze
Verb
  • Following yet another collapse on Tuesday night in which the Dodgers turned a 4-0 lead and no-hitter through five innings into a 9-6 loss, manager Dave Roberts was asked to dissect his bullpen's shortcomings.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • From TikTok clips to Instagram reels and YouTube, fans are dissecting every romantic entanglement in the show.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pee is then examined for clarity, which is supposed to indicate purity.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that the MPSC appropriately examined the location of the Line 5 replacement segment within the Great Lakes Tunnel, consistent with Michigan law.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Global markets are also assessing the Fed's decision to cut its benchmark overnight lending rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The second, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p), focuses on APIs more commonly used for game development to assess gaming geometry and particle effects.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
    Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Associated Press, Crouser was nursing a pretty serious elbow injury called nerve entrapment which required an MRI to evaluate his right arm.
    Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Walters, 57, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at 21, which affects her gait and balance, requiring her to use a walking stick.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ken, who was 48 at the time, had also recently moved back to the area after his father had been diagnosed with brain cancer.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Analyze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analyze. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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