Identified
Identified adjective - Having the identity known or established.
Knew and identified are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Knew" with "Identified", this adjectives are similar.
Knew
Identified and knew are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Identified" instead a verb "Knew".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Goldfinger knew who he was because he was working the Reds and one of Bonds "opposite numbers" identified him while he was unconscious.
Source: Overt Operative -
However, the proper procedure is never identified beyond "if you knew what you were doing".
Source: And Some Other Stuff - Another case has Haledjian declaring someone's alibi faulty because the person identified the tune a band was playing as "God Save the Queen" rather than "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (which has the exact same tune), and so knew about a British performing troupe being in town.
Source: Conviction by Contradiction
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