as in personalities
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 identities
The identities of the gunmen are unknown.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
And then there's the way in which these different identities are being used in political settings for propaganda.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
At that point, Google agreed to unmask the identities of those three individuals, including Okello Chatrie, who subsequently was arrested.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The agency released the identities of the 15 criminals officials arrested over the weekend.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Today, in the 2050s, quantum networks send information that protects our banks, power grids and personal identities.
—David Awschalom, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Prior to their first-round matchup against the Ottawa Senators, considering the defensively tight identities of both teams, many predicted a lengthy, back-and-forth battle.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Building on the 1986 graphic novel series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, it is presciently set in an alternate present in which police officers wear masks to hide their identities.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
And then there's the way in which these different identities are being used in political settings for propaganda.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
At that point, Google agreed to unmask the identities of those three individuals, including Okello Chatrie, who subsequently was arrested.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The agency released the identities of the 15 criminals officials arrested over the weekend.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Today, in the 2050s, quantum networks send information that protects our banks, power grids and personal identities.
—David Awschalom, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Prior to their first-round matchup against the Ottawa Senators, considering the defensively tight identities of both teams, many predicted a lengthy, back-and-forth battle.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Building on the 1986 graphic novel series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, it is presciently set in an alternate present in which police officers wear masks to hide their identities.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identities
Noun
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Schneider gave a shout-out to his scouting staff for doing the work to uncover the type of personalities the Seahawks would be acquiring.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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For the very first time, Rina and Serasi stepped onto their outdoor habitat — and their personalities were already on full display.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But fights are just as integral to the Netflix show created by Lee Sung Jin, and the series’ sound team needed to do even more meticulous work building visceral senses of anger, stress, and dread that slowly swallow up the characters and steer them into making a compounding set of poor decisions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Apex, which primarily consists of its two main characters chasing each other around the fictional Wandarra National Park on location in the real Australian Blue Mountains, is more focused in action than in psychological nuance.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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