as in distinguishing
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
the marching band's striking black-and-silver uniforms serve as its identifying mark for thousands of parade spectators
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as in pinpointing
to find out or establish the identity of
sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator
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as in associating
to think of (something) in combination
for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers
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Recent Examples of identifying
IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2020
Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The key to identifying the right white shade for your space is testing.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Investigators are now reviewing surveillance footage from Penn Station in hopes of identifying who left the baby there.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg have made a critical discovery about serotonin in the gut, identifying two bacteria that produce the substance themselves – Limosilactobacillus mucosae and Ligilactobacillus ruminis.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Authorities are now trying to untangle what happened at the Pacific Street business, where a number of dogs and cats remain in freezers, some reportedly in poor condition and without identifying tags.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Mokyr took half the award, for identifying the mechanism, while Aghion and Howitt shared the other half, for creating the mathematical model for how products enter the market and drive older ones out.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigators leading vaccine and pharmaceutical trials for type 1 diabetes are also using genetic tests to maximize efficiency and funding by identifying participants who are most likely at risk for the disease.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
During a press conference Tuesday morning, Wichita police asked for the public’s help identifying the individuals, offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the identification of either person in the video.
—Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Another intriguing possibility is to wait until the wireless world’s progress to ever-shorter wavelengths finally hits the millimeter band, which is small enough to resolve most identifying details.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2020
Verb
When they were found on the bathroom floor in 1989, police had reached out to the local news media to spread the word in hopes of identifying family members.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The key to identifying the right white shade for your space is testing.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Investigators are now reviewing surveillance footage from Penn Station in hopes of identifying who left the baby there.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg have made a critical discovery about serotonin in the gut, identifying two bacteria that produce the substance themselves – Limosilactobacillus mucosae and Ligilactobacillus ruminis.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Authorities are now trying to untangle what happened at the Pacific Street business, where a number of dogs and cats remain in freezers, some reportedly in poor condition and without identifying tags.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Mokyr took half the award, for identifying the mechanism, while Aghion and Howitt shared the other half, for creating the mathematical model for how products enter the market and drive older ones out.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigators leading vaccine and pharmaceutical trials for type 1 diabetes are also using genetic tests to maximize efficiency and funding by identifying participants who are most likely at risk for the disease.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
During a press conference Tuesday morning, Wichita police asked for the public’s help identifying the individuals, offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the identification of either person in the video.
—Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifying
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One of the newest applications for the technology is pinpointing hard-to-detect breast cancer.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Many of these landslides are caused by earthquakes, making turbidite layers a useful proxy for pinpointing past seismic events.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Younger Democrats are increasingly associating her with the past and see her as part of the problem that let Donald Trump back into the White House rather than a credible candidate for 2028.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The overall structure of a chromosome can be divided first into large territories, then into more specialized compartments, and then into topologically associating domains, known as TADs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The country superstar will return to the distinctive venue for shows June 19-20, 24 and 26-27.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But in a market where definitional confusion obscures risk and competitive tensions drive narratives, distinguishing signal from noise is increasingly critical and difficult.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Skye herself has almost no distinguishing characteristics besides her fragile state and propensity for terrible decisions, especially as the investigation around her boyfriend’s death kicks into gear.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While detecting the characteristic signature from these gravitational waves would be revolutionary, there’s no guarantee that’s possible.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their flat sole, oval toe, and characteristic side stripes have won over seemingly everyone.—
Renata Joffre,
Glamour,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Partner can double with hearts, thus finding an eight-card fit whenever possible.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The staircase, inspired by one in Tina and Michael Chow’s legendary apartment on Sutton Place in New York, spirals from the basement to a mezzanine level, connecting the apartment’s three floors.—
Amir Capogrossi Badreddine,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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The appointments were so sudden that Scharf, at his first commission meeting on July 10, apologized for not connecting with any of his fellow commissioners ahead of time, noting his appointment had happened the night before.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Identifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifying. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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