identify with
verb
identified with; identifying with; identifies with
1
: to think of (something) as being the same as (something else)
It is a mistake to identify being healthy with being thin.
2
: to think of (someone) as being very closely associated with (something)
She has always been identified with the civil rights movement.
These groups are identified with conservation.
3
: to think of oneself as having the same problems and feelings as someone
Many readers identify with the characters in her novels.
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Thailand is a predominantly Buddhist nation, with more than 90% of its population identifying with the religion, according to The Guardian.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
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Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Tulane University Special Collections When the United States of America celebrated its bicentennial on July 4, 1976, there was perhaps no corporation so closely identified with American know-how than Pan American World Airways.
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Michael Fitts,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Paul Sluder, 78, who doesn't identify with a political party, used to work for a credit union.
—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 June 2026
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Tulane University Special Collections When the United States of America celebrated its bicentennial on July 4, 1976, there was perhaps no corporation so closely identified with American know-how than Pan American World Airways.
—
Michael Fitts,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Paul Sluder, 78, who doesn't identify with a political party, used to work for a credit union.
—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for identify with
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“Identify with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identify%20with. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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