1
as in to distinguish
to find out or establish the identity of
sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator
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2
as in to associate
to think of (something) in combination
for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers
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Recent Examples of identify
Investigators have determined the fire was an intentional act of arson and are seeking public assistance to identify the suspect.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
When an internal county investigation confirmed the women were harassed, the report identified Miller and her testimony by describing her position and gender.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The Grand County Coroner’s Office at the time identified the deceased person as Brent Boulter, a 56-year-old man from Aurora, and the missing man was identified as Thomas Russell, a 61-year-old from Littleton.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The victims were identified as Fraime Ubaldo, 30; Marangely Moreno Santiago, 26; Evangeline Ubaldo Moreno, 4; and Sebastián Ubaldo Moreno, 2, the Associated Press reported, citing officials.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
When an internal county investigation confirmed the women were harassed, the report identified Miller and her testimony by describing her position and gender.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The Grand County Coroner’s Office at the time identified the deceased person as Brent Boulter, a 56-year-old man from Aurora, and the missing man was identified as Thomas Russell, a 61-year-old from Littleton.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The victims were identified as Fraime Ubaldo, 30; Marangely Moreno Santiago, 26; Evangeline Ubaldo Moreno, 4; and Sebastián Ubaldo Moreno, 2, the Associated Press reported, citing officials.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identify
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Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which has said women and children make up more than half of the dead but does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in count.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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Beyond his accolades, his journey distinguishes him in a field frequently focused on settlements rather than meaningful impacts.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Notably, the bitter sensitive alleles were also nominally associated with chronic kidney diseases and a range of markers of kidney health, including urinary proline betaine levels, glomerular filtration rate, serum non-albumin protein, and glucose levels 2 h after an oral glucose challenge.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Some of the guests were associated with companies that hold state contracts, including Tidal Basin, The North Highland Co. and Centene.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2025
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Food stations and cameras were set up in the park to pinpoint her location.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Trying to assign a deterministic ROI to a single tactic is like trying to pinpoint the gust of wind responsible for a wildfire.—
Gully Flowers,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The Matrix Behind The Scenes - Rooftop (1999) - Keanu Reeves Movie HD Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) – The Plane Hang A 2018 Vanity Fair article posited that the distance Tom Cruise runs in a movie directly correlates with how well it's received.—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Swinging for softball correlates so much to the movements for throwing.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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What about you? Brody: Kristen Bell and I are connected in a few ways.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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All this can be controlled directly from the display without the need to connect to a web interface.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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No one supposedly could locate the accused to bring to trial, despite the men belonging to one of England’s highest nobility houses.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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The vessel, Morning Midas, was located 300 miles (482.8 km) southwest of Adak in Alaska, the Coast Guard said on its X account.—
Jonathan Saul,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Although Jaylin and Jalen Williams are not related, Jalen does have a brother in the NBA.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Investigators suspected the two killings were related but ran out of leads and the cases went cold.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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“Identify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identify. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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