calling card
noun
1
2
: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present
broadly
: an identifying mark
3
: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
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The offense, which was Freeze’s calling card, was the biggest problem.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Darren Henault has made customization a calling card.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Carol is a very successful writer who’s ashamed of the work that’s become her calling card.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Security is Tangem’s calling card.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Darren Henault has made customization a calling card.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Carol is a very successful writer who’s ashamed of the work that’s become her calling card.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Security is Tangem’s calling card.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for calling card
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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