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 The identities of the family members were confirmed two days later after autopsies. Matt Foster, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 To keep innovation moving, leaders should bake IDV into the compliance path so verified identities, keys and roles streamline approvals instead of slowing delivery. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The service later moved through a confusing sequence of identities — HBO Max, Max and ultimately HBO Max again — reflecting a strategic uncertainty that its competitors were happy to exploit. Paul Hardart, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The victims’ identities were being withheld pending formal notification of their next of kin by the Solano County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 The Canyon County Coroner’s Office will release the identities once autopsies are complete and family has been notified. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Aug. 2026 Authorities have not released the identities of those killed or injured or provided additional details about what led to the shooting. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 The Pentagon on Monday confirmed the identities of two service members killed by Iranian attacks in northern Jordan last Friday and said another still remains missing. Emily Feng, NPR, 21 July 2026 The book centers on Paul Skalnik, who moved through the Gulf Coast under different identities. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
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Noun
  • Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on popular personalities and retro revivals.
    , FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI shelled out some serious cash to host about 30 internet personalities at a luxury resort called Wildflower Farms in upstate New York over the weekend.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Stajmiger spends time in the makeup chair before slipping into Beetlejuice's signature costume, completing the transformation from actor to one of Broadway's most recognizable characters.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The series’ pilot, co-written by show creators Ellis and Ryan Murphy, does an admirable job of introducing the characters and their fraught dynamics along with the threat of a murderer known only as the Trawler.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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