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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2
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 group became infamous for its popular rallies on school and college campuses, drawing large crowds with the heady mix of rock music and festival vibes with provocative right-wing rhetoric on race, Islam, immigration and American identity.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it — confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life or death.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Anyone with information about the person's identity should call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The shooter, a man whose identity has not been released by police, killed two people and critically injured another person.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it — confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life or death.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Anyone with information about the person's identity should call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The shooter, a man whose identity has not been released by police, killed two people and critically injured another person.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity
Noun
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Evans is played by different actors at each stage of his life and thanks to the subtle similarities between them, the entire show flows smoothly.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The similarities might not have stuck out quite as much, but James Dyson’s words about copycats rang in my mind.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So the personalities are different but the core motivations and attributes are there for all naval aviators.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the streamer’s biggest hit, Game Changer, a competition show in which the premise changes every episode, Wysocki has managed to nurture intense parasocial bonds with Dropout’s fans by showcasing his personality as a chillass wandering spirit.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the only character from The Office that actually carried over into the new series is Oscar, who serves as the lead accountant for Softees but gets dragooned into reporting and constructing Sudokus for the paper.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead, deaf viewers see unsynchronized plain white text on a black background and it is left to their imagination to infer those rich and nuanced character tomes essential for storytelling that hearing audiences take for granted.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The look bore a similar resemblance to her 1990s runway style, which almost always included choppy, short — and sometimes spiky — layers no longer than her ears.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the resemblance was uncanny, from their matching smiles to their auburn-red hair, which Julia wore down in loose waves and Emma styled in a messy ponytail.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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After enduring a stifling sea of sameness in the basic design of the iPhone since the iPhone X, Apple’s new line of iPhone 17s finally brings a very diverse and distinctive breadth of offerings to people looking for an iPhone.—
Bob O’Donnell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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And yet, underneath at their core, the sameness of these two men resonated.—
Natasha Stoynoff,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This privacy and oneness with the deep blue feels very VIP yacht—and this sporty skort is excellent to wear over swimwear with its quick-drying fabric.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
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Their latest collaboration, exquisitely shot by Adolpho Veloso, revels in a oneness with nature that, for all its visual and emotional rapture, has deep sadness at its core.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, charging and discharging cycles improved electrolyte homogeneity and promoted sulfur activation, boosting capacity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Aug. 2025
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City morphed into this shape plenty in attacking during 2022-23 (when John Stones would move from centre-back into midfield), but generally there has been a homogeneity of 4-3-3 among the league’s best.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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