- present tense form of identify (3rd person singular).
identifies
Example Sentences
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Another trope Hartnett identifies in asset allocation is “Anything But China.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hsieh, who is 33 years old and identifies as gender-fluid, volunteered for service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
This method divides the temperature record into separate periods and objectively identifies when the rate of warming appears to change.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
No line item in FLAG’s federal tax filing identifies a payment to a school, a teacher or an educational distributor.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“First, a lookout right outside International Arrivals. The lookout identifies Sara and describes her to the others. Second, someone in the terminal to see if she takes the bus or the tram.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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