as in personalities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
children begin to form their own identity by the age of two
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Recent Examples of identities
The identities of the most recent ones were not released.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
When a crash happens, local law enforcement fill out accident reports that document the location, identities of the drivers and companies involved.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
While previous iterations of the Mini Shai-Hulud malware have focused purely on local secret scraping, the Miasma worm appears to have advanced data collectors specifically engineered for cloud identities in GCP and Azure.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Our identities added a deep layer of complexity to an already improbable undertaking.
—Diana Rodriguez, Time, 8 June 2026
The identities of the most recent ones were not released.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Several individuals allegedly fabricated their identities in an effort to circumvent the immigration system, the Justice Department said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
All racial identities were named and valorized, except one.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Several attendees Saturday spoke about how important going to the event and celebrating LGBTQ identities feels right now, amid attacks on trans rights and other movements.
—Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
When a crash happens, local law enforcement fill out accident reports that document the location, identities of the drivers and companies involved.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
While previous iterations of the Mini Shai-Hulud malware have focused purely on local secret scraping, the Miasma worm appears to have advanced data collectors specifically engineered for cloud identities in GCP and Azure.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Our identities added a deep layer of complexity to an already improbable undertaking.
—Diana Rodriguez, Time, 8 June 2026
The identities of the most recent ones were not released.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Several individuals allegedly fabricated their identities in an effort to circumvent the immigration system, the Justice Department said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
All racial identities were named and valorized, except one.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Several attendees Saturday spoke about how important going to the event and celebrating LGBTQ identities feels right now, amid attacks on trans rights and other movements.
—Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identities
Noun
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has called for calm, but several far-right personalities in Great Britain and the United States—including Elon Musk—have used the attack to foment hatred against immigrants.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Tim Allen, who has played Buzz Lightyear since the first movie, noted how intertwined the characters have become with their personalities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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There's incredible chemistry between Beatty and Dunaway, who elevate a relatively straightforward movie into something that seems alive, as if the actors and the real historical characters are one and the same.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Nonetheless, the series evolves into an elaborate soap opera over its 39 episodes, with complex scheming characters opposing Utena, her relationship with Anthy serving as the lodestar that guides this tragedy towards its ambiguous conclusion.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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