How to Use meta-analysis in a Sentence

meta-analysis

noun
  • Trust is not rebuilt with meta-analyses.
    — Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Two large meta-analyses have found that people exposed to glyphosate have a higher risk of cancer.
    — Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Some meta-analyses have shown mild improvement, while others have found no impact at all.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some meta-analyses have shown mild improvement, while others have found no impact at all.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Two meta-analyses, though, find that people lose a bit more weight on the Mediterranean diet than low-carb.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • One meta-analysis found that zinc acetate lozenges may triple the rate of recovery from the common cold.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, a large meta-analysis suggests that honey may even improve glycemic control.
    — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That pattern led him to launch the larger meta-analysis, which confirmed the findings.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
  • In another meta-analysis, no effects were found in this regard.
    — Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Legge suspects that no amount of meta-analysis will convince outdoor cat lovers to change their behavior.
    — Celia Ford, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • One meta-analysis of dozens of studies found an 11 percentile point boost in test scores among students who learn these skills.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Both meta-analyses have been widely misinterpreted as showing that face masks don’t work.
    — Martin Cetron, STAT, 2 May 2023
  • More recent meta-analyses have bolstered the case for treating apnea with airway workouts.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Of those studies, 17 were included in a meta-analysis.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Studies and meta-analyses have also shown that kids who are more active have better academic outcomes.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Gallup’s meta-analysis shows 70% of the variance in team engagement comes down to the manager.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • According to one meta-analysis, stevia may reduce blood sugar levels within one to four months.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2026
  • One recent meta-analysis reported higher heart attack risks in e-cigarette users than in those who did not vape or smoke anything.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The article also is not a systematic review or a meta-analysis.
    — Dave Wessner, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Now a new meta-analysis of 12 different non-drug treatments has found that some are superior to others.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 June 2025
  • The researchers point out that as in many meta-analyses, while the link between these foods and tinnitus risk has been found, it can not be assumed that there is a causal relationship.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
  • And while cluster headaches commonly occur during the night, migraines usually come on during the day, the meta-analysis found.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Look at the meta-analyses, which try to make sense of the body of evidence, and find one where a particular kind of diet outperforms others long-term by more than a few pounds.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But at the very top of the hierarchy are systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which combine the entire weight of the evidence.
    — Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In one meta-analysis, yoga had a significant impact on both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The authors then combined the results of the multiple studies to get a summary estimate, a process called meta-analysis.
    — Sarah Sloat, Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • One meta-analysis found that a vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for insomnia.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And a meta-analysis of nearly 150 studies found that a lack of close friends can increase the risk of death as much as smoking, drinking or obesity.
    — Gregg D. Caruso, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
  • People who equate masks with tyranny recently seized on a meta-analysis of 78 studies as proof that masks are of no value whatsoever.
    — William Falk, The Week, 18 Mar. 2023
  • This research wasn’t included in the meta-analysis because it was published too recently, notes Bucher.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025

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