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ID'd

verb

variants or IDed
past tense of ID
as in identified
to find out or establish the identity of studies that show that eyewitnesses are surprisingly unreliable when called upon to ID the perpetrators of crimes

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  1. identified
  2. found
  3. located
Verb
  • Following the tragedy, another neighbor, identified as Rachel, placed flowers near the police barrier at the scene.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Evanston Police Department said the man, whom police have identified only as an Evanston resident, resembled someone federal agents were seeking.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of identified
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  • Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of found
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  • Nojoqui Falls Park is located on a small road off Highway 101 between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, but there’s no sign for the turnoff.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • It is located at the Cudahy Health Department entrance and is open during standard business hours.
    — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of located
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“ID'd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%27d. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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