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Recent Examples of ID
Verb
Keeping your cards, cash, and ID safe and sound while traveling just got way easier. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025 Between the lines: There are other tools on the market that ID drugs that can be repurposed. Tina Reed, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
More big stories California DMV opens early for those needing a Real ID before the May 7 deadline. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Delays in processing can cost you, so visit your state’s unemployment website with your ID and pay stubs ready. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 This thereby created the REAL ID-compliant state identification cards. Addy Bink, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025 On mobile devices, Face ID and Fingerprint ID are done not by centralizing all of that data in one spot at Apple or Google, but by storing the data in a secure module on each mobile device. Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025 Frontier Airlines has a gray banner running along its website informing travelers of the Real ID requirements. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, many Americans planning to travel domestically are anxious and confused about the REAL ID deadline looming on May 7. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 According to federal documents, as of January 2024, only about 56% of driver's licenses and IDs in circulation across the country complied with REAL ID. Clara McMichael, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025 Boggs was shot in the head twice while checking Mahdi's ID, according to The AP. Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID
Verb
  • The outlet has not been publicly identified by law enforcement.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • The patient, who has not been identified, died just hours after checking into the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department, a spokesperson for Northern Arizona Healthcare confirmed to the Daily News.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The bill, sponsored by then-Rep. Tim Dunn of Yuma, would have compelled users of pornography sites to submit proof of identification or use a third-party identification system to provide the proof.
    Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
  • For all of its identification with workwear, there’s a strong tradition of chambray being worn on campus, too.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Android tablets are also more appropriate for storing documents, photos, and other files than smart TVs are.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2025
  • Our founding documents promised liberty and justice for all, not for some.
    Stacey Abrams, Essence, 4 July 2025

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“ID.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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