: one of a set of 24 to 78 thin rectangular pieces of cardboard or plastic marked on one side to show its rank and suit and used in playing any of numerous games
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Some of today’s cleats even weigh in at less than a pack of playing cards.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
The wealthy also delighted in creative food sculptures — gelatin molded into playing cards and cheese or cream decorated with slivered almonds to look like a hedgehog.
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Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
The first tarot cards, from fifteenth-century Italy, were, essentially, playing cards.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
The British brand’s suiting channeled dapper English luxury with dedicated cigar pockets on outerwear, along with mismatched velvet slippers adorned with playing card emblems.
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Scarlett Conlon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
The wealthy also delighted in creative food sculptures — gelatin molded into playing cards and cheese or cream decorated with slivered almonds to look like a hedgehog.
—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
The first tarot cards, from fifteenth-century Italy, were, essentially, playing cards.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
The British brand’s suiting channeled dapper English luxury with dedicated cigar pockets on outerwear, along with mismatched velvet slippers adorned with playing card emblems.
—
Scarlett Conlon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for playing card
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“Playing card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20card. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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