- present participle of identify.
identifying
Example Sentences
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But the first step, said Knight, was identifying and investigating the issue.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Rather than immediately identifying the unknown absorber, the results make the list of plausible candidates more restrictive.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
"The individuals implicated in these case studies are working scientists. We do not assert that they intended harm, and identifying them or their labs could expose them to harm," the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lantz confirmed all five people involved in the crash were adults but was unable to share further identifying information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
In a memo, Hoover informed Stone that he had begun combing through personnel files and identifying incompetent or crooked agents who should be fired.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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