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
Other elements and locations featured in the Phoenix episode include the iconic lowrider culture — an emblematic piece of Chicano identity, which will be introduced in the series through a car show at El Reposo Park showcasing the Sophisticated Few Car Club.
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Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Now, with a full training camp — and playoff data proving the Towns-Robinson lineup can be dominant on both ends of the floor — the new Knicks head coach has an opportunity to make the pair of seven-footers a permanent staple of the team’s identity.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
The filing named both X as a legal entity and specific individuals, though none of their identities were disclosed.
—PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
Yang has long been making Rococo and Old Masters influenced paintings, often speaking of French Court painting, and Dutch still lifes, and the soft power of the cultivation of female identity.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Now, with a full training camp — and playoff data proving the Towns-Robinson lineup can be dominant on both ends of the floor — the new Knicks head coach has an opportunity to make the pair of seven-footers a permanent staple of the team’s identity.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
The filing named both X as a legal entity and specific individuals, though none of their identities were disclosed.
—PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
Yang has long been making Rococo and Old Masters influenced paintings, often speaking of French Court painting, and Dutch still lifes, and the soft power of the cultivation of female identity.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity
Noun
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The storyline seemed to have similarities to what happened on your season of The Bachelorette.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 July 2025
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That event contained eerie similarities to the flood that occurred over the weekend, when slow-moving thunderstorms trained over a large area of the Hill Country during the late evening of July 16, 1987.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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Renegade Paws Rescue's honest assessment of Igor's personality garnered the attention of thousands of animal lovers, who shared the post over 35,000 times.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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As for the new cast members, Vergara is a media personality, actor and real estate professional whose career spans television, entertainment journalism and luxury real estate.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Now, many of these larger-than-life characters, which reach up to 24 feet tall, have found a second home at the American Giants Museum, which opened in 2023 in Atlanta, Illinois (pop. 1,669), on Old Route 66.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Chick-fil-A One members can team up with the characters to win food prizes.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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But polls show a growing consensus among Americans that women's sports should be for women, and that Title IX has been stretched out of all resemblance to its original intent.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Great for everything from a day at the pool to a trip abroad, per shopper reviews, this spacious carryall immediately caught our attention for bearing a striking resemblance to the tote Meghan Markle used to showcase a colorful garden haul, thanks to its woven texture and faux leather handle.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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My eating disorder was about control, rigidity, sameness.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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Conjuring the ennui that defines the current age, Levy tells the story of two friends, their sameness, and their differences: differences in class, in ambition, in success, in ability, and the desperation that can come from growing older, and being forced to face one’s own reality.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Several times, as another musician plays, Monk stands center stage and spins in place, in febrile oneness with the music.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The illusion of separation, the truth of universal oneness.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
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Tournaments at courses like Detroit Golf Club tend to create homogeneity.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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By sheer virtue of my existence, I was deployed here with the task of disrupting the homogeneity of these jam sessions.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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“Identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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