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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 card
State law previously required middle and high schools to print the number for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on ID cards, while university ID cards had to include the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
There are several images of passports and ID cards for women from Ukraine, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Italy, the Czech Republic and Lithuania.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Usually, people have to scan their ID cards to get into the building, but on Saturday, the door had been propped open.
—Marquise Francis, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
This additional security measure is used to protect the identities while also prohibiting federal agencies from accepting driver's licenses and ID cards from states that do not meet the Act's standards.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
There are several images of passports and ID cards for women from Ukraine, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Italy, the Czech Republic and Lithuania.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Usually, people have to scan their ID cards to get into the building, but on Saturday, the door had been propped open.
—Marquise Francis, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
This additional security measure is used to protect the identities while also prohibiting federal agencies from accepting driver's licenses and ID cards from states that do not meet the Act's standards.
—Nina Tran, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID card
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There’s an urge to reconnect with our heritage, and people are undertaking ancestry pilgrimages, combining boots-on-the-ground investigation into family trees and searching for documents in town halls, with discovering the places our ancestors used to call home.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Justice last month sued the clerk of the Fulton County superior and magistrate courts in federal court seeking access to documents from the 2020 election in the county.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Follow up with clear documentation and updates so your efforts are visible but not boastful.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The foundation also did not provide the contract with the firm or any documentation of the expense.—
Paul Pringle,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some, after days of interviews with officers, have been released in Texas without money, identification or phones.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Over nearly a week, divers and other emergency personnel recovered all of the victims from about 8 feet of water and undertook the painstaking task of identification.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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One paper examining children who received Medicaid benefits in New York City from 2009 to 2015 found no elevated rates of moving for those in gentrifying neighborhoods.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This batch of flour was found to potentially contain foreign materials, including soft plastic and paper pieces.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20card. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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