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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
You'll need two forms of identification to register to vote.
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Recent Examples of identifications
The military will now use 31 religious affiliations, down from more than 200, which included many small Protestant denominations as well as identifications for Wiccans, atheists and agnostics.
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Tiffany Stanley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The agency argued in court filings that the expert’s report about the photographs was not definitive, that Turner’s conviction was not based solely on the tip, and that the eyewitness identifications remain intact.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
However, the technology has been misused, even generating false identifications and wrongful arrests.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
The identifications of the three who died will be released when the next of kin is notified.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The low-income identifications qualified the employees’ children for student fee waivers and entitled their schools to extra funding.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
Tiffany Stanley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The agency argued in court filings that the expert’s report about the photographs was not definitive, that Turner’s conviction was not based solely on the tip, and that the eyewitness identifications remain intact.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
However, the technology has been misused, even generating false identifications and wrongful arrests.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
The identifications of the three who died will be released when the next of kin is notified.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The low-income identifications qualified the employees’ children for student fee waivers and entitled their schools to extra funding.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identifications
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Improper use of artificial intelligence to write and research legal briefs has led to errors in four criminal cases in Nevada County, prosecutors admitted in court documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mecklenburg County Attorney Tyrone Wade said the documents were denied because release would interfere with prosecuting criminal cases.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The campaign came to that conclusion after obtaining copies of local election officials’ verifications of the more than 300,000 signatures the campaign turned in last December.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Texas identified 2,724 potential noncitizens who were registered to vote in the state after conducting citizenship verifications last October.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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At the time of writing, the processing time for citizenship certificates from the US is 10 months, with about 50,900 people currently waiting for a decision, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Vessel has previously said that zoning approvals shouldn’t hinge on building and fire code matters, which can be addressed when building permits and certificates of occupancy are sought.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The plan to significantly expand on-site validations comes as federal officials threaten to cut off Medicaid funding amid accusations of significant, widespread fraud in programs administered by the agency.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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Until field-trial data and third-party validations appear, that question is open.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Computer programs that check mathematical arguments, such as proofs, have existed for decades.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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The route to durable faith in God often runs not through logical proofs or the sciences, but through awe, wonder, and an attunement to the beauty and poetry of the world, natural and otherwise.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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This means making these confirmations more rapidly and confidently is a major challenge that astronomers are eager to ease.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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QuickBooks will retain employee records, time cards, pay stubs, W-4s, tax returns and deposit confirmations.—
Kat Boogaard,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Identifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identifications. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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