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
Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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
Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
The Romero Group was organized by Williams in 2017 and had a social media page identifying the company as a construction firm offering commercial and residential development and construction.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
As for identifying the dead, that too will have to wait, probably for years.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Crown Point Police opened the investigation March 2 after Tazewell County, Illinois Sheriff’s Detective Mitchell Filarski called them in February for help with identifying the victim.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Ideas flowed more freely, teams spotted and solved problems earlier, and employees took pride in identifying and implementing improvements.
—Vicente Reynal, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The office redacted names and identifying information of the individuals who filed the complaints.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Spring weather on the Front Range can be invigorating, but for Paton and Payton, April beauty is identifying a mid-round pick who becomes an impact player.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
How are businesses identifying what is strengthening or fracturing among consumers, and what are early insights indicating about future growth?
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
There are also passports from Lithuania, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Russia, with most identifying information blacked out.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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
The study concluded with some recommendations, such as sustaining and expanding programs that work, engaging with with people who have experienced homelessness, identifying funding and supporting neighborhood safety and cleanliness.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
The Romero Group was organized by Williams in 2017 and had a social media page identifying the company as a construction firm offering commercial and residential development and construction.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
As for identifying the dead, that too will have to wait, probably for years.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Crown Point Police opened the investigation March 2 after Tazewell County, Illinois Sheriff’s Detective Mitchell Filarski called them in February for help with identifying the victim.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Ideas flowed more freely, teams spotted and solved problems earlier, and employees took pride in identifying and implementing improvements.
—Vicente Reynal, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The office redacted names and identifying information of the individuals who filed the complaints.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Spring weather on the Front Range can be invigorating, but for Paton and Payton, April beauty is identifying a mid-round pick who becomes an impact player.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
How are businesses identifying what is strengthening or fracturing among consumers, and what are early insights indicating about future growth?
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifying
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Experts emphasize the importance of distinguishing between a true buffalo hump and other conditions.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hershey Foods, viewing Hersheypark as new and untested, did not want to risk visitors associating its brands with what could be a failing theme park.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her other daughter, Beatrice, is reportedly also choosing to focus on her family and would like to keep away from publicly associating with her parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wu said that most patients with Lyme disease often display the characteristic bullseye rash, but not all who are infected will develop it.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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But tending to this climber is a practice in patience; the vine is slow to grow and can take several years before its characteristic flowers bloom.—
Claudia Guthrie,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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For now, investigators are focused on pinpointing where the bones originally came from — a question that could take additional rounds of analysis to answer.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Swift Observatory is equipped with a Burst Alert Telescope that surveys a huge amount of the sky at once, looking for flashes of light and pinpointing their locations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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By correlating this economic power with global viewership trends, NNAF will validate the thesis that African content is not just culturally significant, but a commercially viable sector ready for institutional scale.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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These digital twins operate as autonomous agents capable of validating issues, correlating signals, applying fixes and escalating to humans only when needed, compressing resolution times while improving service quality.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Lubeck’s distinctive style—marked by one-of-a-kind antique stones and intricate hand-engraving work—caught Swift’s eye.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Back in the 1930s, the founders of the club worked with Louis Alphonse Berckmans, son of the nursery’s late owner, to adorn each of the 18 holes with a distinctive species and since then some 80,000 plants and 350 different varieties have been added.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brunson said the two have been finding a rhythm on the court.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of Korean adoptees in the West have already requested that their cases be investigated by a fact-finding commission reviewing past human rights violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tomás Fleck Tomás is a writer/director focused on blending genres and connecting with audiences.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The museum aims to be both an incubator and a marketplace, supporting artists and connecting them with buyers.—
Carl Juste,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Identifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifying. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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