as in document
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
Most European countries require voters to present some form of identification at the polls, often a national ID card.
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Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
The bill would also explicitly prohibit the Kansas Department of Revenue from accommodating gender marker change requests on driver’s licenses, state ID cards and birth certificates.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite a huge parliamentary majority that should allow the government easily to implement its plans, Starmer has been forced to make multiple U-turns on contentious policies including welfare cuts and mandatory digital ID cards.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Despite a huge parliamentary majority that should allow the government to implement its plans with ease, Starmer has been forced to make multiple U-turns on contentious policies including welfare cuts and mandatory digital ID cards.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2026
The bill would also explicitly prohibit the Kansas Department of Revenue from accommodating gender marker change requests on driver’s licenses, state ID cards and birth certificates.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite a huge parliamentary majority that should allow the government easily to implement its plans, Starmer has been forced to make multiple U-turns on contentious policies including welfare cuts and mandatory digital ID cards.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Despite a huge parliamentary majority that should allow the government to implement its plans with ease, Starmer has been forced to make multiple U-turns on contentious policies including welfare cuts and mandatory digital ID cards.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID card
Noun
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While other states prohibit trans people from reflecting their gender identities on licenses or changing their birth certificates, Kansas’ law is the first to require trans people to reverse this change on existing documents, The Associated Press reported.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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In December 2020, O’Connor handed a drunk boy a condom and pushed him into a bed with a drunk girl, who locked herself in the bathroom out of fear, court documents state.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Democrats have called it an overly restrictive bill that would disenfranchise millions of people who lack documentation like a passport or birth certificate.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The court had also ordered the federal government to provide documentation of the return of the property.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, the President urged lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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That is, of course, assuming Mahan can build enough statewide name identification in four months that voters outside the greater Bay Area will even consider him.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In May 2025, Sonoma Media Investments sold The Press Democrat and its sister papers to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20card. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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