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noun

ˈkärd How to pronounce card (audio)
Definition of cardnext
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as in menu
a list of foods served at or available for a meal the diners asked if there were any specials on the card for the evening

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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class

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verb

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as in to file

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as in to rake

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Recent Examples of card
Noun
Those Marlins won only 84 games and were swept by the Phillies in the wild-card round. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 July 2026 This card offers one of the longest introductory APR periods for purchases and qualifying balance transfers. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Verb
The sophomore carded a 3-under-par 68 to finish second as an individual. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 June 2026 Three-time major champion In Gee Chun finished two shots back at 6-under 278, while third-round co-leader Sei Young Kim carded a 1-over 72 to finish at 279. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for card
Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
  1. menu
  2. comedian
  3. file
  4. rake
  5. book
  6. comb
  7. index
  8. catalog
Noun
  • Its most popular drink is the Breakwater, according to Howard, who curates the menu.
    — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • As for treatments, the menu is extensive, from a sound massage with Tibetan singing bowls to a detox session with a South American quebracho bark extract, and anti-ageing rituals to a pregnancy pamper.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of menu
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  • The superstar couple wed in a ceremony on July 3, which was officiated by actor and comedian Adam Sandler, a representative for Swift confirmed to ABC News at the time.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Harvey is a comedian and satirist who, as Count Binface, has run against three prime ministers in the past decade.
    — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of comedian
Verb
  • Prosecutors also filed two additional misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and operating a motorcycle without a valid license, along with four infractions that include driving the wrong way on a divided roadway.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of file
Verb
  • The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • In a group play match against Algeria, Lionel Messi, the Argentine superstar, seemed to rake his studs along Aïssa Mandi’s right calf and ankle.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of rake
Verb
  • Detectives arrested Ramon without incident and booked him into county jail.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • That next step could be booking a demo, applying for a job, completing a training, sharing the message internally or feeling more confident in the company.
    — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of book
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  • When the time came for the Southern Living staff to begin the process of combing through 60 years of recipes, we were each randomly assigned a couple of issues from various years.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of comb
Verb
  • Those readers won’t read it, nor will search engines index it.
    — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The annual limits are indexed to inflation and will rise over time.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of index
Verb
  • This is not a Uranian satellite, but a background star cataloged as HIP 19146.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • Product catalogs need to be portable and machine-readable so an AI agent can resolve a SKU in seconds.
    — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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