variants
or IDs
as in identifications
something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
The bouncer is required to check IDs at the door.
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Noun
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The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026 -
However, the technology has been misused, even generating false identifications and wrongful arrests.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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However, some witnesses told police that the dispute between Holmes and the supplier had been resolved.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Although multiple witnesses reported seeing a shark near where Fox disappeared, the coroner did not officially confirm a shark bite until Thursday.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cumming said the city's information technology department also abruptly cut off part of her office administrator's access, including the ability to see who else in city government may be looking at whistleblower complaints and documents related to ethics investigations.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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His eyes strained to decipher the hurriedly ornate calligraphy, which often bled to the other side of the sheet, making the documents even harder to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The agency said the issue related to the software that applies expiration dates to the identification cards.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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There were also images of passports, visas and identification cards from Russia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, South Africa and Lithuania with personally identifying information redacted, as well as photos of Epstein with women or girls whose faces were blacked out.—
Stephen Groves,
Fortune,
18 Dec. 2025
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“ID's.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%27s. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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