as in identifies
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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That nucleotide flashes light in a characteristic color that identifies which base is being connected.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
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Chiles identifies as Christian and often works with Christian clients.—
Timothy R. Holbrook,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“IDs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/IDs. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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