1
as in similarity
the state of being exactly alike
although the covers of the two paperback editions of the novel are different, there's a complete identity in the texts
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as in personality
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 identity
How does the blend of comedy and drama, set in Madrid in 1939, define the film’s identity?
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Studies of people with brain disorders demonstrate that the self — our personal identity — is composed of many different cognitive processes.
—Masud Husain, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
The ostensible fear is that of identity hardening into a cudgel, foreshortening a character’s emotional palette.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
For years, investigators had no suspect and no identity for the child.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Studies of people with brain disorders demonstrate that the self — our personal identity — is composed of many different cognitive processes.
—Masud Husain, Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
The ostensible fear is that of identity hardening into a cudgel, foreshortening a character’s emotional palette.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
For years, investigators had no suspect and no identity for the child.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity
Noun
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Magyar’s most disturbing similarity with Orbán is his personality.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Arthur is living for the likes, his suburban house of horrors happening to bear similarities to the anonymous McMansions preferred by so many influencers.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Rewind is completely different from the Rock Slide and Willys 392 -- each one of them has its own unique personality.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Lane was gifted with that kind of face and personality, too, replete with diagonal eyebrows that join his cheekbones in a quizzical demeanor that, throughout his career, has signaled the joys of life.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His instincts, toughness and football character are off the charts.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Thank God for the flair, because the characters are satirically tedious.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The study got its start when co-author Brian Gootee, a geologist with the Arizona Geological Survey, noticed a resemblance between sand deposits downstream of the Grand Canyon and in the Bidahochi—both contained pink, rounded grains that seemed to have been transported by the same river.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the Broadway staging, the three actors for each character bore little physical or ethnic resemblance to each other.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rather, differences would be privileged over sameness.—
Doris Bittar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Even at its most progressive, a program as choreographed as The Bachelor has limited capacity to embrace a lead who is actively unlearning the cycles of abuse; the franchise’s version of relatability, for better or worse, was built on sameness and predictability.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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The sudden flood of oxytocin accompanying the onset of the drug produces feelings of emotional communion, oneness, and openness.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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On that day, however, as the interior’s darkness surrendered to moody atmospheric light, what was showcased had been developed to combat the homogeneity defining much of the current automotive market, while returning the motor car to the status of statement piece.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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While some celebrities have carved out hyper-specific senses of personal style, there has been a trend toward polished homogeneity.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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