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
In the critical texts and curatorial essays reprinted here, Enwezor repeatedly engaged with artists who were on their own conscious or unconscious quests for identities that could not be reduced to their appearances or to the way their lives had been historicized.
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Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
However, that’s not what’s happening here, thanks to the identities shared by the coaching staff and front office.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Free Press has confirmed the identities of eight victims of the attack at a Latter-day Saints church and compiled a list of fundraisers aiming to support the families.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Many victims don’t become aware that their identities have been used until they’re denied real aid or contacted by loan servicers.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
His 2023 film Hitman toyed with the thrill of inhabiting multiple identities; Chad Powers expands a real-life stunt into a meditation on failure, accountability, and the cost of reinvention.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The identities of the injured have not been confirmed.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
In a world where skills, relationships, and even identities change faster than ever, the ability to thrive in liminal spaces is essential.
—Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
These basic identities — excitatory, inhibitory, neuromodulatory — bring some structure to the way that our various types of neurons operate, but their roles can blur.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
However, that’s not what’s happening here, thanks to the identities shared by the coaching staff and front office.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Free Press has confirmed the identities of eight victims of the attack at a Latter-day Saints church and compiled a list of fundraisers aiming to support the families.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Many victims don’t become aware that their identities have been used until they’re denied real aid or contacted by loan servicers.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
His 2023 film Hitman toyed with the thrill of inhabiting multiple identities; Chad Powers expands a real-life stunt into a meditation on failure, accountability, and the cost of reinvention.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The identities of the injured have not been confirmed.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
In a world where skills, relationships, and even identities change faster than ever, the ability to thrive in liminal spaces is essential.
—Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
These basic identities — excitatory, inhibitory, neuromodulatory — bring some structure to the way that our various types of neurons operate, but their roles can blur.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identities
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More importantly, both people have to actually want to share the role, which is a trait that doesn’t always align with personalities drawn to being a CEO.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Their characters range from alien birds discussing the optimal amount of stones in nests to Aztec warriors unaware of guns to bumbling, chess-playing professors.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Digging in deeper to the issue, Fleming said a major concern for Equity was the source of the original material used by the AI tool to create characters such as Tilly Norwood.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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