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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
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Recent Examples of identifications
The identifications came from the help of onsite DNA testing provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
The identity of the deceased woman will be released by the Coroner’s Office pending identifications and notification of next of kin, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
To ensure accuracy, the team ran their identifications through thousands of statistical simulations — a process likened to how meteorologists model hurricane tracks — to account for instrument error and assign confidence levels to each match, according to the statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Record checks of the identifications discovered that a Jeremy Omar González Díaz has been in federal prison in Puerto Rico since January, per the complaint and local outlet WAPA-TV.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
This marked the first time the public learned about the power of investigative genetic genealogy to solve cold case identifications.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Othram has assisted in 68 identifications in California, the company said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Officials ask that sightings be submitted online, ideally with photographs to help confirm identifications.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The three identifications are the first new identifications of World Trade Center victims since 2024.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
The identity of the deceased woman will be released by the Coroner’s Office pending identifications and notification of next of kin, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
To ensure accuracy, the team ran their identifications through thousands of statistical simulations — a process likened to how meteorologists model hurricane tracks — to account for instrument error and assign confidence levels to each match, according to the statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Record checks of the identifications discovered that a Jeremy Omar González Díaz has been in federal prison in Puerto Rico since January, per the complaint and local outlet WAPA-TV.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
This marked the first time the public learned about the power of investigative genetic genealogy to solve cold case identifications.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Othram has assisted in 68 identifications in California, the company said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Officials ask that sightings be submitted online, ideally with photographs to help confirm identifications.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The three identifications are the first new identifications of World Trade Center victims since 2024.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifications
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For its research, the gallery relies on a vast collection of auction catalogues and sales documents dating back decades, and also has scientists, academics and Egyptologists on call to help with examining objects and translating hieroglyphics.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tellis, a State Department employee since 2001 who also worked as a contractor for the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense, had a coworker print multiple classified documents for him during a visit to a DOD facility in Virginia on September 12, court documents allege.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing.—
Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some field offices reduced operations, halting the issuance of new Social Security cards, replacement Medicare cards, and benefit verifications.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The council also awarded the three surfers from San Clemente with Recognition of Bravery certificates.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The facility lacked staff with a valid food safety certificates or food handler cards.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Until field-trial data and third-party validations appear, that question is open.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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In these quicksand environments, people become overly dependent on external validations, fearing the unknown and lacking the right skills to move forward.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The team validated their approach by combining computer simulations, mathematical proofs, and physical experiments.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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This oven air fries, dehydrates, proofs dough, toasts and even slow cooks, has a wide temperature range that roasts up to 30% faster than conventional air fryers.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Save all email confirmations and change notifications.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel supporters have since come out in droves to defend the late-night host — on air, on the picket line, in open letters, and on social media, with cancellation confirmations of their Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN plans.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Identifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifications. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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