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noun

plural of card
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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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cards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of card
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as in books

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as in rakes

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Recent Examples of cards
Noun
Scammers would return the cards to the original store and use computer programs to monitor when the altered cards are activated. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Despite its significant backlog, PSA continues to grade cards at an unprecedented rate behind significant investments to infrastructure in recent months. — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Pricing for Nvidia’s higher-end RTX 5000 cards has been soaring all year, reportedly forcing the company to delay new GPU models. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026 Those cards generate billions of dollars a year for airlines, which make money when miles are sold to banks, which then give them to customers. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Muse, Instinct and Claude Duet all handle payments through Stripe’s Link service, which can generate single-use virtual cards to keep card details hidden. — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Lois looked into the sky as Ernest flung the plastic table, wafers, cards, cola, and wine across the lawn. — Madeline Ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 For The Times) These cards were being passed out throughout the Austin community at the time. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Door frames stacked like cards lean against a far wall beside pallets of crumbling Solnhofen limestone floor tiles. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 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
  1. menus
  2. comedians
  3. books
  4. rakes
  5. files
  6. combs
  7. schedules
  8. surfaces
Noun
  • The deal gave the company more options for combining restaurant menus under its multibranding strategy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Diners can also order burgers, grill items and platters from menus.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of menus
Noun
  • This made her one of the few comedians to receive back-to-back noms.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Each week, Scanlon will sit down with guests who have something to teach us about how to build a meaningful career in this uncertain moment, from economists to journalists, farmers to comedians.
    — Vox Communications, Vox, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of comedians
Verb
  • Discovering Lofoten’s foodways Kitchen on the Edge of the World books up fast, so reserve your spot early.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
  • During peak season, these rules determine whether AI books the right job, creates extra work for dispatch or loses the customer.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of books
Verb
  • Plus, helpful cleaning gadgets like these pet hair remover carpet rakes and this handy robot vacuum are also steeply discounted right now.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of rakes
Verb
  • Correspondence files that document how a company responded at the moments that mattered most.
    — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sweden files more patents per person than almost every other European country, hosts four of the world’s top 130 universities, and is ranked by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization as the second most innovative economy on earth.
    — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of files
Verb
  • Another founder, Sheridan Clayborne, built an AI agent that combs the internet for the best credit card and banking deals, netting him thousands of dollars.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
  • 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, 7 June 2026
Definition of combs
Verb
  • Some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As a workaround, some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of schedules
Verb
  • Competitors have noticed the trend in recent weeks, which surfaces ahead of midterm elections that polls have suggested are likely to be favorable for Democrats, and not the Republicans who are Fox News’ strongest audience.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, the site surfaces the 5070 Ti as the most powerful entry in the RTX 5000 series.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of surfaces

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“Cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cards. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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