as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood
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Noun
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The identities of the gunmen are unknown.—
ABC News,
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
Noun
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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New York’s gritty downtown scene was exploding, high-camp drag queens and nightclub personalities like Kevin Aviance and Lady Bunny were becoming icons, and house and ballroom music were filtering into the mainstream.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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“Selfhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfhoods. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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