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
Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
While not directly religious, such behavior also isn't scientific and mirrors a hard-to-track, even harder-to-define trend in people identifying as spiritual, not religious.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
There, you will be asked to enter basic identifying information, like your name, birth date, mailing address, etc.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Officials previously asked for the public's help in identifying a suspect.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
ProPublica is not identifying the former station chief or the contractor to protect their safety.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
In August, Kelley was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors — one for electronic communications harassment and two for electronic disclosure of personal identifying information — following days of apparent confrontational social media posts allegedly doxxing her friends and family members.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The police department posted surveillance images of the suspect to their social media pages, asking the public for help in identifying him.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 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
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
While not directly religious, such behavior also isn't scientific and mirrors a hard-to-track, even harder-to-define trend in people identifying as spiritual, not religious.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
There, you will be asked to enter basic identifying information, like your name, birth date, mailing address, etc.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Officials previously asked for the public's help in identifying a suspect.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
ProPublica is not identifying the former station chief or the contractor to protect their safety.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
In August, Kelley was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors — one for electronic communications harassment and two for electronic disclosure of personal identifying information — following days of apparent confrontational social media posts allegedly doxxing her friends and family members.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The police department posted surveillance images of the suspect to their social media pages, asking the public for help in identifying him.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifying
Verb
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By pinpointing how visual information flows and is encoded, this work opens the door to AI systems that can present information in ways most likely to be retained.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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And over the past nine months, a team of judges has been measuring it, pinpointing the exact location of the wave’s base, then stacking images of Slebir’s crouched pose on top of each other like a totem pole up the face of the wave.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Another drawback is that multitasking in remote meetings is sometimes perceived as inappropriate behavior, with some individuals explicitly associating it with being impolite.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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To give some dimension to the flat caricature of her and of Mignini that people were associating with this story.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ross, with his distinctive afro, soothing voice and sunny outlook, empowered millions of viewers to make and appreciate art through his show The Joy of Painting.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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Because the brand has not had a particularly distinctive point of view for several seasons, Dario Vitale successfully mixed it up with very retro references, a youthful exuberance, and separated his point of view from his predecessor, Donatella.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And investors have a hard time in the middle of this excitement, distinguishing between the good ideas and the bad ideas.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The key is distinguishing between deal-breakers and workable differences.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The squeals, heavy breathing, and tail thrashing of the headline attraction, the ominous pitter-patter of a chestburster scuttling across the floor, and the characteristic crunch of a chestburster smashing through an unfortunate ribcage are all integral to the extra-terrestrial horror.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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If the Supreme Court officially makes the chief executive a unitary executive, the advancement of the public good may depend on little more than the whims of the president, a state of affairs normally more characteristic of dictatorship than democracy.—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Iamaleava piloted an offense that looked reborn, finding 42 reasons to believe again.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Culinary skills aside, he’s proven a quick study finding who the power brokers are here and has been working closely with them.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Upon connecting with the link and entering the code, the recipient is presented with a drag-and-drop target for sharing files with the requester.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Identifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifying. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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