identities

plural of identity
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 several of the other nannies caught on camera engaging in the abuse are not known to law enforcement, according to Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The Pentagon has refused to release the identities of those killed in the strikes since last year. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Strange Fascination will open in February 2027 in Los Angeles and New York City, and feature iconic photography across six of Bowie’s most iconic identities. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026 Decades of digital transformation have distributed certificates, keys, encryption libraries, machine identities, APIs, connected devices and cloud workloads across business units and environments. — Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The exhibition will be presented in six eras, identities and reinventions that helped define his influence on music, fashion, art and culture. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 FirstDate requires participants to register using Singpass, Singapore’s national digital identity system, to verify participants’ identities, ages and legal marital status. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 The identities of inmates allegedly living in the compound have not been officially disclosed. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The identities of the reporters involved have not been made known. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identities
Noun
  • The film comes amidst an onslaught of new movies, both narrative and documentary, centered on tech personalities.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • How much of your actual personalities is in these characters?
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The conversation and the word itself, which gives the seventh and final episode its title, unlocks the Biblical underpinnings and the complexities governing many of the main characters.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the endeavor feels worth it for Pugh and Lee’s standout efforts, which etch their characters deep into one’s memory.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Identities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identities. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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