anatomically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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They eventually diverged, with anatomically modern humans evolving in Africa, and Neanderthals migrating across Eurasia.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
When someone uses the word “literally” in a fictional movie account of a beloved but anatomically incorrect doll, it’s hard to take literally—except millions do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
One dives deep into the strained but anatomically accurate neck muscles and sharply delineated collar bones of St. Jerome, shown praying in the bleak wilderness.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024
"N.B. yes, those are anatomically correct heart cakes," she added, referring to a plate holding cakes shaped like real hearts in pools of apparently fake blood.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024
People have been living in New Guinea for at least 40,000 years—much longer than in the Americas, and slightly longer than anatomically modern peoples have been living in western Europe.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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