analyze
verb (used with object)
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize).
have been analyzing
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present perfect progressiveof analyze.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ali and his team have been analyzing the behavior of individual investors by collecting and processing reams of trading data, he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Power and I have been analyzing customer awareness of and support for utilities’ climate programs and goals in an annual Sustainability Index.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025
Tedros said that for the past year, WHO and its emergency committee experts have been analyzing COVID-19 data to decide when the time would be right to lower its level of alarm.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
Mr. Regan attributed some of the delay to the fact that agency officials have been analyzing the new law to better understand how the tax incentives can be optimally deployed.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
I have been analyzing and comparing all sorts of plants in our garden to-day, and I wish you had been with me.
From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Louis Agassiz
