identities

plural of identity
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 His video interspersed images of him walking the city with footage of immigration officials arresting people and cited his recent legislation banning federal law enforcement from masking their identities in California and greenlighting denser housing near transit hubs. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025 Digging down, just 37 percent have confidence in ICE, 73 percent believe that ICE agents should have to wear uniforms to identify themselves and 63 percent oppose those agents’ use of masks to hide their identities. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS TREND REVERSAL – Young adults abandoning trans identities in dramatic shift. FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025 The character has already been shown in trailers alongside glimpses of Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man — all evoking classic imagery from the 1939 Wizard of Oz without giving too much away about the characters’ surprise-twist identities. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025 No further details on the identities of the suspect or the victim were released by police. Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 Dave and a rotating cast of smart, thought-provoking guests talk about their inspirations, failures, successes, fame, and identities. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 Three nations forged modern identities in those years; each saw itself as freedom’s messenger. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 Authorities have not yet released their identities. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • But Jerry realized that their contrasting features, backgrounds and personalities made fertile ground for comedy, and Stiller & Meara was born.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Being isolated in the mountains, with a constant sense of danger and threat – coming either from across the border or from one’s own country – shapes the characters’ personalities.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • In books and movies, though, versions of amnesia lurk everywhere … Amnesiacs might not much exist, but amnesiac characters stumble everywhere through comic books, movies, and our dreams.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Other new characters joining the mix are Malcolm’s girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira) and his daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten).
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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