identification card

noun

Synonyms of identification cardnext
: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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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 To date, under the REAL ID law, TSA continues to accept several documents in addition to driver’s licenses or state identification cards at security checkpoints for domestic flights. Miami Herald, 2 Dec. 2025 Driver's license or identification card. Chuck Hollis, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025 To receive the senior rate, a person must apply to the Rogers Water Utilities and present satisfactory proof of age, such as a government issued identification card, driver's license, passport or birth certificate. Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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