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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
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.
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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
The identifications came from the help of onsite DNA testing provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
—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
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
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
The identifications came from the help of onsite DNA testing provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifications
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The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Sin City star filed for divorce in Los Angeles County court in February, citing irreconcilable differences, according to documents reviewed by Entertainment Weekly at the time.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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Filling a data gap The Ocean-4 01 underwent a series of rigorous verifications, including payload activation, ground-space link establishment, and system calibration.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 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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Anything from hour-long sessions to full certificates or degree programs will introduce you to experts and instructors who might be open to providing additional advice or contacts.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some of the certificates date back as far as the 1980s, but developing them is becoming more appealing as the far northern edges of Phoenix begin to fill out.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Those proofs might be long, sometimes too long for humans to ever parse ourselves.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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Within 30 days, registrations would be required, proofs of freedom demanded, and Black residents lacking two white sponsors willing to post the $500 bond would be banished.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In fact, military buildups without diplomatic assurances are prone to be interpreted by China’s leadership as confirmations of hostile intent.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Save all email confirmations and change notifications.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Identifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifications. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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