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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
Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors on Tuesday said that an abundant amount of evidence, including surveillance video, smartphone data, DNA and witness identifications, tied a Humboldt Park man to the fatal shooting of a father and son outside of their Little Village jewelry store last fall.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors on Tuesday said that an abundant amount of evidence, including surveillance video, smartphone data, DNA and witness identifications, tied a Humboldt Park man to the fatal shooting of a father and son outside of their Little Village jewelry store last fall.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifications
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Romello Edward Lloyd, 29, was charged with two counts each of threats of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to documents filed in Stearns County on Tuesday.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Instead of relying on teams to gather reports and insights, the AI can access internal data, documents, and communications directly to provide answers and recommendations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 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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Birth certificates are not always readily available either.—
Delmarie Alicea,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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BridgeDetroit reviewed 344 pollution control tax exemption certificates that manufacturers applied for since 2015 and analyzed exemptions for nearly $9 billion of equipment and property meant to curb pollution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 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
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Five of the OpenAI model’s proofs appeared to be correct.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tao’s advance would eventually catch the eye of Rosenfeld, who was interested in proofs that use a computer to check many examples.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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This means making these confirmations more rapidly and confidently is a major challenge that astronomers are eager to ease.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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QuickBooks will retain employee records, time cards, pay stubs, W-4s, tax returns and deposit confirmations.—
Kat Boogaard,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Identifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifications. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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