ID'd

verb

variants or IDed
past tense of ID
as in identified
to find out or establish the identity of studies that show that eyewitnesses are surprisingly unreliable when called upon to ID the perpetrators of crimes

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  1. identified
  2. found
  3. located
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  • The researchers identified potential benefits including lower computing costs, greater efficiency and closer integration between quantum chips and circuit design.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Deadline’s Dish article noted that no specific role had been identified and talks were mainly hypothetical, coming before official confirmation of Season 3, which followed as the final Edinburgh TV Festival started last week.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of identified
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  • The company was founded in Atlanta by Georgia Tech students, and is still headquartered in the city.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Candle True Stories is part of Candle Media, the media holding company co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of found
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  • While the Anaheim Ducks, located a stone’s throw from Angel Stadium, are in the midst of a massive refurbishment project, the area surrounding the baseball stadium is largely dormant.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • He was located in Indiana, where he is being held pending extradiction, the release said.
    — Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
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“ID'd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%27d. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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