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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 cards
Facial recognition also significantly reduces the possibility of forgery or fraud when compared with ID cards or passwords.
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Vijayan Asari, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Make copies of your policy’s declaration page and auto and health ID cards.
—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
Vijayan Asari, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Make copies of your policy’s declaration page and auto and health ID cards.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID cards
Noun
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According to the petition documents, Jackson had initially been assured by Reiner’s siblings, Jake and Romy, and a family representative that his fees would be paid by the family.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The winner of this race will help guide the county through further budget reductions over the coming years, according to county budget documents.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Richmond, exasperated, seems to have folded up Paine’s gift into quarters and buried it within his papers.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
8 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
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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
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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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That evidence [passports and identification cards] could send him to federal prison for life.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Within 180 days, Treasury and banking regulators must consider revisions to customer identification requirements, including the risks associated with using foreign consular identification cards.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“ID cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20cards. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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