identifier

Example Sentences

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But one key Covid-specific identifier can be a loss of smell or taste.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

She doesn’t use it as Nessa’s identifier but instead, uses it to poke fun at people’s misplaced assumptions of Nessa.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

It serves, so to speak, as an identifier for the body cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

This is the goal of trademarks: to serve as a source identifier so you can distinguish your favorite type of fish-shaped cracker or clutch bag from others in the marketplace.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2024

It is customary for the first identifier to have the species named after him, or any name he chooses, so long as it is not already in use.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly