as in documents
something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
As we waited in the security line, the officer told us to have our ID cards ready.
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Recent Examples of ID cards
Make copies of your policy’s declaration page and auto and health ID cards.
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Karabash’s debut film appearance—as Gana, a nurse who steals patients’ ID cards and traffics them for identity theft in Bezbog (2016; Godless)—brought her instant acclaim, fetching her several best actress awards at the Locarno, Sarajevo, and Stockholm film festivals among others.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
During his arrest, multiple fake law enforcement items were found, including vest badges, ID cards and the emergency lights on his SUV.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The measure would also mandate free voter ID cards to eligible voters who request one.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Many co-ops are hiring security guards to watch the door and check QR codes or ID cards issued to residents.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Newsom said the DMV would add new digital signatures to the back of drivers’ licenses and ID cards so card readers could detect whether a signature was valid or had been altered.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Some universities issue separate ID cards that fit the requirements.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Karabash’s debut film appearance—as Gana, a nurse who steals patients’ ID cards and traffics them for identity theft in Bezbog (2016; Godless)—brought her instant acclaim, fetching her several best actress awards at the Locarno, Sarajevo, and Stockholm film festivals among others.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
During his arrest, multiple fake law enforcement items were found, including vest badges, ID cards and the emergency lights on his SUV.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The measure would also mandate free voter ID cards to eligible voters who request one.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Many co-ops are hiring security guards to watch the door and check QR codes or ID cards issued to residents.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Newsom said the DMV would add new digital signatures to the back of drivers’ licenses and ID cards so card readers could detect whether a signature was valid or had been altered.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Some universities issue separate ID cards that fit the requirements.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID cards
Noun
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Per the charging documents and jail records, Moore is being held without bail at the Clackamas County jail.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Users can review calendar schedules, access documents, and interact with workplace data through voice commands and touch controls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The juxtaposition of glossy and matte papers satisfied the papyrophile in Nilsson while adding a chewy subtext for viewers.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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With her father’s trade closed to her, Enda steals her brother’s immigration papers, sews her savings into the lining of her jacket, and sets sail for Canada.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The 1,121 new species found between mid-2025 and mid-2026 marks a 54 percent increase in annual identifications.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 May 2026
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The whopping number of discoveries marks a 54% jump in identifications in a single year, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Money, gold, phones, and identification cards were collected to be handed to military intelligence.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Carr also said the smart pass program offers other uses, such as monitoring afterschool activities and student identification cards, but the district does not yet to use those features.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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“ID cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20cards. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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