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
The symbol stamped on your REAL ID card will vary, depending on the issuing state.
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Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 May 2025
Senate Bill 1063 says middle and high school ID cards must show the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Other titles that remain unreleased include Arun Karthick’s Nasir, which premiered at Rotterdam in 2020; and Suman Ghosh’s Aadhaar, about a man volunteering to be the first person in his village to get an ID card, which premiered at Busan in 2019.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 June 2025
The process now takes around 10 minutes, China Daily reports, and includes checking ID cards and photos of the newlyweds, guiding them through filling out forms and verifying information.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 May 2025
Senate Bill 1063 says middle and high school ID cards must show the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Other titles that remain unreleased include Arun Karthick’s Nasir, which premiered at Rotterdam in 2020; and Suman Ghosh’s Aadhaar, about a man volunteering to be the first person in his village to get an ID card, which premiered at Busan in 2019.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 June 2025
The process now takes around 10 minutes, China Daily reports, and includes checking ID cards and photos of the newlyweds, guiding them through filling out forms and verifying information.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID card
Noun
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Forward-thinking firms are implementing systems that analyze multimedia evidence alongside traditional documents.—
Daniel Hu,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The announcement came after Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, who had previously peddled unfounded Epstein conspiracy theories, vowed to release any documents still under seal to the public.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Immigrants residing in the country illegally and legally, with valid documentation such as green cards and visas, have been detained.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Ten minors without documentation were found at the farm during the raid, eight of whom were unaccompanied, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said in a statement on X.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Other researchers have seen similar particles in invertebrates, like crustaceans and insects, but this new identification marks the first time a related system was found in vertebrates, per Popular Science.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Wiener acknowledged bills have been introduced at the national level by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, to require immigration enforcement officers to display identification when interacting with the public.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The two trips took 14 to 18 hours longer, on average, than the other journeys the gull took during the week-long tracking period, according to the paper.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Seniors and disabled persons likely make up the lion’s share of the nearly half a million Americans still receiving paper Social Security checks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20card. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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