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verb

past tense of identify

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Recent Examples of identified
Adjective
While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
The person who had called in the incident identified Sweeney, who was still there, as her killer. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026 The Sleep Switch Inside Your Brain The team identified two chemical messengers in the hypothalamus that work like an accelerator and a brake. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 The zoo, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this week, has announced plans to build a new medical center that will feature a viewing gallery for visitors, thanks to a donation of £20 million ($27 million) from a long-term supporter who is not being identified. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Auditors identified the misuse of funds and required the museum to report it to AAM and classify the money as a loan, says the whistleblower, with the museum’s top priority being to repay that money to the acquisition fund. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Even at this early stage, the system has already identified around 500 potholes across those cities. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 In 2024, City Colleges of Chicago surveyed its students and found that 50% of respondents across the community college system identified as food insecure. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Listening to consumer reviews and feedback through its Halara Circle community and seeing the strong sales for its non-denim tummy control leggings, the brand identified demand for more midsection support. Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026 Crews went into the home and found a woman, identified as 63-year-old Cindy Hill. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identified
Verb
  • Carter also co-founded a non-profit in his community called The Local Voice, which aided women fighting breast cancer.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.
    Peter White, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Participants learned the locations of fifty objects; each was associated with a distinct noise.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Prosecutors said that the victim, who isn't associated with any gangs, suffered cognitive and vision issues for several months after the assault.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The interiors also flip the script, with all the guest cabins located on the main deck rather than the lower deck, as is the norm.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
  • Officials later clarified that a meth lab was never located inside Wells Hall.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Another federal law enforcement official briefed on the probe told USA TODAY that the FBI executed a search warrant at a home linked to Allen in Torrance, a Los Angeles suburb.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Those proteins are linked to an array of regulatory actions, including fat synthesis, liver metabolism, immune function and cell survival.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another trend that Lu pinpointed was that the brand appears to maintain long-term relationships with suppliers; of the 800 apparel factories its uses, 314 (almost 40 percent) have worked with the company for over a decade, and 126 have produced garments for H&M for 6-10 yerars.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Many players have pinpointed that moment as a turning point.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • These stressors seem to be more closely correlated with rising depression and suicide concerns than social media use.
    Jennifer Huddleston, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Savings rates also tend to be correlated with changes in the target federal funds rate.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Cannabis is the umbrella term for the plant genus that includes both marijuana and hemp – two varieties of the same plant distinguished primarily by their content of THC, one of the active components of cannabis.
    Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This series has been distinguished by its intimacy, which comes with having access to the house in which Heuermann lived (and killed), and on-camera interviews with his ex-wife (who divorced Heuermann following his arrest) and his daughter.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Derek Hill hit for Jarred Kelenic and connected on an 0-2 fastball from Adrian Morejon for a game-tying, two-run home run.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Terry Laird, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle, has spent his adult life keeping the people who live on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island connected.
    Dana Munro, Washington Post, 3 May 2026

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