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 raid sparked a series of public protests and catalyzed the gay rights movement at a time when many LGBTQ+ people kept their identities to themselves.
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Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Authentication standards are not uniformly adopted for every piece of online technology, yet the identities themselves, human and non-human, routinely traverse these boundaries with threats and risks at various stages of communication and secrets storage.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Characters rush out to sea, assume new identities, push their enemies off cliffs, kiss in alleyways, pull treasure out of the earth.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Police have not released any identities or charges yet as the investigation into the shooting continues.
—Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Their identities will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office pending identification.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Sonically and visually, the seven members have established their own artistic identities — all while still actively participating in the biggest boyband on the planet.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
Their jobs were part of their identities.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
At this point, the atoms lose their identities and behave as a single, collective quantum state.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Authentication standards are not uniformly adopted for every piece of online technology, yet the identities themselves, human and non-human, routinely traverse these boundaries with threats and risks at various stages of communication and secrets storage.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Characters rush out to sea, assume new identities, push their enemies off cliffs, kiss in alleyways, pull treasure out of the earth.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Police have not released any identities or charges yet as the investigation into the shooting continues.
—Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Their identities will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office pending identification.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Sonically and visually, the seven members have established their own artistic identities — all while still actively participating in the biggest boyband on the planet.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
Their jobs were part of their identities.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
At this point, the atoms lose their identities and behave as a single, collective quantum state.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identities
Noun
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Those keen on his appointment may well hope his approach to managing the squad’s difficult personalities can unlock a more effective way of motivating Madrid’s galacticos to put in the hard yards.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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One by one, many of the network’s most prominent on-air personalities have made their displeasure known, sinking morale among the rank-and-file and prompting leaks and internal frustration.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The singer has voiced several other iconic characters, including Simba in Disney’s 2019 live-action Lion King movie and Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which premiered in April 2026.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Janet shares a lot of scenes with different characters, like Robbie (Morris), Lonnie (Abraham Popoola) or even Frankie (Cary Christopher), the little boy who’s friendly with Ben.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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