identification card

noun

Synonyms of identification cardnext
: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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Bak’s identification card was found with the firearm. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025 The suspect had placed his own picture on a fake identification card claiming to be the victim, according to reports. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 There were also images of passports, visas and identification cards from Russia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, South Africa and Lithuania with personally identifying information redacted, as well as photos of Epstein with women or girls whose faces were blacked out. Stephen Groves, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 While an overwhelming majority of the public is in favor of organ donation, only a third of people with driver’s license and identification cards had a donor designation on their card, according to the California DMV. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for identification card

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identification card was in 1889

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification%20card. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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