identify with
phrasal 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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Another Freedman client, Perez Hilton, may not be strongly identified with a specific political ideology.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Former State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in 2022 the department was reaffirming its commitment to protecting people who don’t identify with traditional genders.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
In his words, the Kwasi Paul consumer is anyone belonging to the diaspora, which could mean the African diaspora encompassing the Americas and the Caribbean, but also the larger immigrant diaspora, and anyone who can identify with occupying space within two worlds.
—Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Democrats and Republicans include those who identified with or leaned toward each party.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Former State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in 2022 the department was reaffirming its commitment to protecting people who don’t identify with traditional genders.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
In his words, the Kwasi Paul consumer is anyone belonging to the diaspora, which could mean the African diaspora encompassing the Americas and the Caribbean, but also the larger immigrant diaspora, and anyone who can identify with occupying space within two worlds.
—Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Democrats and Republicans include those who identified with or leaned toward each party.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Identify with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identify%20with. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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