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adjective

identified

having the identity known or established

In a sentence

Six example sentences with identified, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only nine of the forty specimens are identified, and the rest sit in labeled jars awaiting a specialist.

    Science

  • Every soldier in the regimental photograph is now identified, thanks to a diary that listed the men row by row.

    History

  • Treatment changed the moment the ward had an identified pathogen rather than a guess about which bug was involved.

    Medicine

  • The sitter in the portrait is now identified as the painter's sister, thanks to a letter found in a Lisbon archive.

    Art

  • Once the rightful owner was identified, the clerk corrected the deed and the sale could finally go through.

    Law

  • The office network admits only identified devices, each one registered by its hardware address before it can reach the internet.

    Technology

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