as in distinguishing
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
the marching band's striking black-and-silver uniforms serve as its identifying mark for thousands of parade spectators
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as in pinpointing
to find out or establish the identity of
sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator
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as in associating
to think of (something) in combination
for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers
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Recent Examples of identifying
IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2020
Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Quick action can help prevent additional losses and assist authorities in identifying scam trends.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Arguably, that’s even more true today, when identifying as blue collar, country, or, yes, redneck is worn as a badge of honor by many.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
The future of threat detection in extreme environments As AI and deep learning technologies become more advanced, intelligent security systems are likely to become more capable of identifying and addressing unique, complex, and subtle threats.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
There have been incredible advances in treatments to manage diabetes, and identifying the condition in its early stages can vastly lower your risk for serious complications.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
There, you will be asked to enter the promo code NEWSWK20X alongside basic identifying information, like your name, birth date, mailing address, etc.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Start sketching your menu and identifying what can be prepped ahead.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Another intriguing possibility is to wait until the wireless world’s progress to ever-shorter wavelengths finally hits the millimeter band, which is small enough to resolve most identifying details.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2020
Verb
In this role, Goldstein was responsible for identifying new business opportunities, including acquisitions and helping to develop the division’s stateside growth plan.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Quick action can help prevent additional losses and assist authorities in identifying scam trends.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Arguably, that’s even more true today, when identifying as blue collar, country, or, yes, redneck is worn as a badge of honor by many.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
The future of threat detection in extreme environments As AI and deep learning technologies become more advanced, intelligent security systems are likely to become more capable of identifying and addressing unique, complex, and subtle threats.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
There have been incredible advances in treatments to manage diabetes, and identifying the condition in its early stages can vastly lower your risk for serious complications.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
There, you will be asked to enter the promo code NEWSWK20X alongside basic identifying information, like your name, birth date, mailing address, etc.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Start sketching your menu and identifying what can be prepped ahead.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifying
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People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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As America’s capital of both wine production and pleasant weather, California has any number of towns that capture this experience, each with distinguishing characteristics that suit different types of travelers.—
Justin Goldman,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Younger Democrats are increasingly associating her with the past and see her as part of the problem that let Donald Trump back into the White House rather than a credible candidate for 2028.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The overall structure of a chromosome can be divided first into large territories, then into more specialized compartments, and then into topologically associating domains, known as TADs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That characteristic ionization marks a full-fledged planetary nebula.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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This gas then erupts from the shell of the comet, casting off solid dust and growing the halo around a comet, the coma, and its characteristic cometary tail.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Companies are driving innovation by pinpointing weaknesses in existing products and transforming them to meet specific application needs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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In Europe, the formation of Salon des Nouveaux Ensembliers is one of the boldest steps toward defining a new chapter of design, on the part of a national institution and toward pinpointing a distinct new guard composed of both established and emerging minds.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His legacy is alive and well in the nightclubs of Recife, the capital city, where couples dance to forró’s distinctive ringing of triangles and humming zabumba drum until the early hours.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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With 18 patterns in dinner, dessert, and mini sizes, these plates make your holiday table distinctive, sans the post-feast cleanup marathon.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rutgers-Eagleton’s mid-October survey mirrored that trend, finding 42 percent of voters viewed Sherrill favorably and 45 percent unfavorably, while Ciattarelli’s numbers were 41 percent favorable and 47 percent unfavorable.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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And with 23andMe filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, her chances of finding any additional siblings may be dwindling.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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People are connecting through social media posts or grassroots efforts within communities to provide food assistance, and a brother-sister pair also launched a website that can link up people nationally.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Identifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifying. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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