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
Story details for the second season are being kept quiet, though it’s expected the show will follow the broad outlines of season one, where Glover and Erskine’s characters were hired by a mysterious spy agency to take on new identities and carry out missions around the world.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Investigators are still trying to determine the identities of the suspect or suspects in the vehicle and the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Their identities were not released.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Officials have not released the identities of those involved.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
Since getting married, the couple have welcomed two children together, one in 2015 and another in 2018, choosing to keep their identities private.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
While an age is sometimes provided, police departments do not typically release the identities of juveniles or victims from non-fatal crashes.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
This generation grew up in a world where online networks blurred physical boundaries and created new collective identities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
In one-third of the cases, 43,128, identities appear to check out, and there is no record of activity after they were reported missing.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Investigators are still trying to determine the identities of the suspect or suspects in the vehicle and the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Their identities were not released.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Officials have not released the identities of those involved.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
Since getting married, the couple have welcomed two children together, one in 2015 and another in 2018, choosing to keep their identities private.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
While an age is sometimes provided, police departments do not typically release the identities of juveniles or victims from non-fatal crashes.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
This generation grew up in a world where online networks blurred physical boundaries and created new collective identities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
In one-third of the cases, 43,128, identities appear to check out, and there is no record of activity after they were reported missing.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identities
Noun
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Others argue the outburst may ultimately benefit the MAGA media ecosystem by driving traffic and attention to its biggest personalities.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Feelings and thoughts about fleeting beauty, minimalism, suffering, the natural world, and way more come through in these thoughtfully designed and assembled cars that some people build their entire personalities around.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The production features over 20 actors portraying characters from a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the real-life camp.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The robotic characters break free from their restaurant resting place to cause chaos in town, while the villainous Marionette pops up to possess victims for her own nefarious purposes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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