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as in menus
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 comedians
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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Recent Examples of cards
Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Each team has a deck of baseball cards for sale.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The facility’s food handler cards were not available for review.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Bloomberg reported that 83% of existing cardholders signed up for one of the new cards.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026
How Russian Producers Are Positioned to Benefit Russia entered this crisis holding the structural cards.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Players enter a scenario, specific to a genre — zombie, Western, Harry Potter-ish — and according to the cards, one of them must die.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
This creates a supply crunch that pushes people to buying cards at a higher resale price, the University of Sunderland’s Farnsworth said.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026
But with Niño based in Santa Monica and Timothy operating between Sierra Leone and London, face-to-face collaboration was never in the cards—that is, until one especially soggy London afternoon last November, when Niño took advantage of a day off tour and made his way to Timothy’s studio.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Larry Holder, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
In the cookbook section, for example, McCormick reached out to the restaurant chefs, bakers and coffee shops in downtown Parkville for books about their craft that inspired them, and will include cards on the shelf called shelf talkers, where the person will talk about why the book is so great.
—Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Each team has a deck of baseball cards for sale.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The facility’s food handler cards were not available for review.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Bloomberg reported that 83% of existing cardholders signed up for one of the new cards.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026
How Russian Producers Are Positioned to Benefit Russia entered this crisis holding the structural cards.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Players enter a scenario, specific to a genre — zombie, Western, Harry Potter-ish — and according to the cards, one of them must die.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
This creates a supply crunch that pushes people to buying cards at a higher resale price, the University of Sunderland’s Farnsworth said.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026
But with Niño based in Santa Monica and Timothy operating between Sierra Leone and London, face-to-face collaboration was never in the cards—that is, until one especially soggy London afternoon last November, when Niño took advantage of a day off tour and made his way to Timothy’s studio.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Verb
Collectors view 1st Bowman cards as particularly valuable, often more so than a player’s rookie card.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cards
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Meals center around the parrillero terrace, where an in-house chef prepares daily rotating menus built around catch of the day and the freshest local produce.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The digital driver display can appear overly busy in its default layout, although simpler configurations are available through the settings menus.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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They were joined by a range of other actors, comedians, musicians and more for the variety show and auction on Saturday.—
Dominick Williams
May 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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The two comedians became family last year when Murphy's son Eric and Lawrence's daughter Jasmin tied the knot.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Bilt also released Neighborhood Concierge, an AI service that books restaurants, fitness classes, and travel through Bilt’s existing merchant pipes.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The tour is so popular—and it’s included in the all-inclusive rate—that each tour books up quickly and there is often a wait list.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own shovel, gloves, and rakes as limited tools will be provided at the event.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Paxton files a lawsuit against battleground states Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Intuit files notice for mass layoffs Intuit is cutting hundreds of employees across two states as the company filed notices for mass layoffs in California and Nevada, Jason Hidalgo reports.—
Kristin Scharkey,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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And a reminder of why Leavitt schedules her briefings for days when the president has no public events.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2026
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Vaccine schedules Earlier this year, the California Department of Public Health rejected new recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to scale back routine childhood vaccines.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
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The agent also surfaces what nobody asked for.—
Vinay Bhaskara,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Okoumé and smoked oak dominate the space, and meets cooler, smoother surfaces Vitoria Regia quartzite, Wachenzeller limestone, stainless steel, and colored glass.—
Katharina Schwarze,
Architectural Digest,
23 May 2026
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“Cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cards. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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