1
as in to distinguish
to find out or establish the identity of
sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator
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2
as in to associate
to think of (something) in combination
for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers
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Recent Examples of identify
Using artificial intelligence, the researchers identified signs of organ aging, such as stiff and inflamed tissues, and assigned each participant a heart age.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
The Colorado Springs shooter identified as non binary.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Court records show that a Minneapolis juvenile named Robert Westman had their name legally changed to Robin in 2019, and Patel confirmed that the shooter was born Robert and later identified as Robin.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Fellowship identifies three advanced career directors and producers working on creatively expansive, cinematic feature-length documentary films that speak to poignant and urgent themes of our time.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
The Colorado Springs shooter identified as non binary.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Court records show that a Minneapolis juvenile named Robert Westman had their name legally changed to Robin in 2019, and Patel confirmed that the shooter was born Robert and later identified as Robin.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Fellowship identifies three advanced career directors and producers working on creatively expansive, cinematic feature-length documentary films that speak to poignant and urgent themes of our time.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
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The team took apart the malaria problem and tried something new: detect the wingbeat frequency—to distinguish it from other insects—of a female Anopheles in flight and shoot it down.—
Robert C. Wolcott,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The fraudsters are poisoning the well for profit and if they're not stopped soon, then the days of being able to trust the body of scientific literature, and of having the ability to distinguish between scientific fact and scientific fake, may be coming to an end.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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From the outside, maternal instincts may be most associated with care and compassion.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For example, taking 4,000 daily steps, which equates to nearly 2 miles, was associated with a 36% lower risk of death compared to 2,000 steps.1 However, the researchers did note a handful of limitations.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
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That change may be coming as science works to pinpoint longevity specifics, like exactly when our bodies age the most and what the healthiest hundred-year-olds eat.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Outriggers combine pinpointing capabilities with a large field of view, said Wen-fai Fong, coauthor on the CHIME study and associate professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Dee was able to correlate raids with a 22% increase in student absenteeism, particularly affecting youngest learners.—
Sonia Banker,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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For Williams, this birthed the idea that money and earnings correlated with freedom and safety—and that love was secondary.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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Work on finding a balance of being informed, not bombarded.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The full schedule can be found at detroitjazzfest.org, where the entire festival can also be live streamed from home or abroad.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Las Vegas may be known for its entertainment and nightlife, but reliable internet is what keeps residents and businesses connected every day.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Every pixel is equipped with this in-call feature making staying connected seamless!—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The two sides on Thursday memorialized an agreement to open exclusive negotiations that officials hope will lead to turning Cal Expo’s defunct horse racing track and grand stand into a new football facility located roughly three miles north of Sacramento State’s campus.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Also located in the state, Big Rock Point in Charlevoix shutdown in 1997 and was decommissioned a few years later.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The move may indeed change how publishers and AI platforms relate, and re-inform digital media economics.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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All of this is related in the film’s mesmerizing Grimm-like opening.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Identify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identify. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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