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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
You'll need two forms of identification to register to vote.
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Recent Examples of identifications
The agency argued in court filings that the expert’s report about the photographs was not definitive, that Turner’s conviction was not based solely on the tip, and that the eyewitness identifications remain intact.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
However, the technology has been misused, even generating false identifications and wrongful arrests.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
The identifications of the three who died will be released when the next of kin is notified.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The low-income identifications qualified the employees’ children for student fee waivers and entitled their schools to extra funding.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
Swiss authorities said the severity of the burns suffered by many of the victims could delay formal identifications for days, as forensic teams worked to determine the identities of those killed.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Radio tags were never placed on the whales and volunteers trained to identify them never made any identifications by the time whale-watching season opened.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The identifications bring the total number of deceased hostages handed over since the truce to 12.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
However, the technology has been misused, even generating false identifications and wrongful arrests.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
The identifications of the three who died will be released when the next of kin is notified.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The low-income identifications qualified the employees’ children for student fee waivers and entitled their schools to extra funding.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
Swiss authorities said the severity of the burns suffered by many of the victims could delay formal identifications for days, as forensic teams worked to determine the identities of those killed.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Radio tags were never placed on the whales and volunteers trained to identify them never made any identifications by the time whale-watching season opened.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The identifications bring the total number of deceased hostages handed over since the truce to 12.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifications
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She was arrested by the NYPD but quickly released, and the charges against her were dismissed, according to court documents.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, the district added more than 185 certified staff, documents said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The campaign came to that conclusion after obtaining copies of local election officials’ verifications of the more than 300,000 signatures the campaign turned in last December.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Texas identified 2,724 potential noncitizens who were registered to vote in the state after conducting citizenship verifications last October.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Students looked on as leaders of all three schools signed a memorandum of understanding outlining the terms of a new partnership aimed at strengthening student success and coordinating pathways to help students earn certificates and degrees.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Under this system, synthetic methane created from non-fossil energy sources can receive transferable certificates that recognize its contribution to CO2 neutrality.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The plan to significantly expand on-site validations comes as federal officials threaten to cut off Medicaid funding amid accusations of significant, widespread fraud in programs administered by the agency.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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Until field-trial data and third-party validations appear, that question is open.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In cryptography, when people are trying to avoid revealing their secrets, proofs are not always so simple—but a new result significantly closes this gap.—
Peter Hall,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
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By reapproaching the foundational technology of zero-knowledge proofs at first principles, Pellegrino says that his company’s new blockchain can manage 2 million transactions per second at a fraction of a cent per transaction, whereas Solana’s previous max is 100,000.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Maine is a top pickup opportunity for Democrats, who need four seats to regain control and wield considerable influence in Washington over everything from legislation to confirmations if there are any new vacancies on the Supreme Court.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Senate Minority Leader Lori Berman said that was reason enough to reject the confirmations.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Identifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifications. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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