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
The op-ed ushered my new identity as a cancer whisperer.
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Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Baldwin thought such racist pedagogy left Black children without a sense of identity.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Its popularity among samurai led to some of sumo’s most enduring innovations, including the use of shikona, or ring names, to hide the identities of masterless ronin.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Despite their strong Jewish identities, her daughters now prefer to celebrate Jewish holidays at home.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
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Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Baldwin thought such racist pedagogy left Black children without a sense of identity.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Its popularity among samurai led to some of sumo’s most enduring innovations, including the use of shikona, or ring names, to hide the identities of masterless ronin.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Despite their strong Jewish identities, her daughters now prefer to celebrate Jewish holidays at home.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity
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This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Games share many similarities with metrics.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a new interview, the model and reality TV personality reflects on the often-meme'd moment from 2010's cycle 14, which saw Tyra Banks' cast of model hopefuls dodge the menacing pendulums that wobbled back and forth as contestants navigated the runway.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Those who served the couple remember Hackman’s kind personality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence tool from Chinese developer ByteDance, sparking anxiety over the fast-evolving capabilities of AI.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Transfers have been cancelled if, as Foster says, a player’s character is judged not to be a good fit.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Chinese culture, dumplings are considered lucky and symbolize wealth and prosperity due to their resemblance to a coin currency from a thousand years ago.—
Ashley Opina,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Large language models can often match human responses but for reasons that bear no resemblance to human reasoning.—
Walter Quattrociocchi,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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The cowboy side is my Texan side, my side that loves comfort and sameness and community and feeling at home.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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In some ways, Bequia remains a secret, and as such, it hasn’t been overly developed, commercialised or smoothed into sameness.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 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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If eligibility was limited to four years and affected by time playing in junior colleges and overseas, athletes would have a more restricted window of eligibility, giving them less time to move between schools, which would create more homogeneity in age and maturity and a more level playing field.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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This was jointness as it was meant to function—not homogeneity, not equal participation for its own sake, but integration under competent air domain leadership.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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