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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, 5 Sep. 2025
All four umpires form a circle and leave room for one representative from each team to exchange lineup cards.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Fellow church members made phone calls, sent text messages and sent condolence cards to Cartwright during these periods of grieving.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Gift cards, toys, apparel, and consumable goods are expected to be the top gift purchases.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The document stated that essential items include licenses, passports, Social Security cards, immigration papers, birth certificates, non-cosmetic jewelry, computers, computer drives, and family heirlooms such as photo albums, artwork and urns.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Newly arrived in Milwaukee as refugees in 2013, Ibrahim and Osman had to figure out how to do everything themselves, like applying for Social Security cards and getting driver’s licenses.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Egyptian law enforcement officials raided Streameast offices and seized three laptops and four smartphones used to operate the sites, as well as 10 Visa cards that had about $123,000 in total as well as about $200,000 in crypto wallets, according to ACE.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Even better, students get two cards and can use their membership to order online and have their goods delivered to them or use their card in warehouses.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Kansas City Royals hold all the cards in their pursuit of a second straight playoff appearance.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
All four umpires form a circle and leave room for one representative from each team to exchange lineup cards.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Fellow church members made phone calls, sent text messages and sent condolence cards to Cartwright during these periods of grieving.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Gift cards, toys, apparel, and consumable goods are expected to be the top gift purchases.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The document stated that essential items include licenses, passports, Social Security cards, immigration papers, birth certificates, non-cosmetic jewelry, computers, computer drives, and family heirlooms such as photo albums, artwork and urns.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Newly arrived in Milwaukee as refugees in 2013, Ibrahim and Osman had to figure out how to do everything themselves, like applying for Social Security cards and getting driver’s licenses.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Egyptian law enforcement officials raided Streameast offices and seized three laptops and four smartphones used to operate the sites, as well as 10 Visa cards that had about $123,000 in total as well as about $200,000 in crypto wallets, according to ACE.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Even better, students get two cards and can use their membership to order online and have their goods delivered to them or use their card in warehouses.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cards
Noun
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Today, numerous kitchen technologies are working to shift that chaos with tools designed specifically to save time, improve efficiency and reduce stress for restaurant workers, such as kiosk menus and self-service ordering and payment systems.—
Jeff Kiesel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Airport Authority, which has a say in the pricing of concessions, provided some examples from the menus of The Taco Stand menu and the new Tony Hawk restaurant, Novecientos Grados.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Stewart, episodes are hosted by comedians Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Lydic and Michael Kosta.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other comedians with specials included former Saturday Night Live star Devon Walker, Chico Bean, and Brandi Denise.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The ski resort also books local DJs to play at restaurants on the mountain, because dancing is the best way to stay warm – trust us.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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In an effort to bond with Hank, Bobby books tickets to a football camp at AT&T Stadium.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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Owners often need to brush them weekly, if not daily, during peak shedding seasons, with coat rakes or shedding tools recommended to keep tangles at bay.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Only about a third of the Justice Department files on the case have been made public.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal went on to report that Bondi informed Trump that his name was in the DOJ’s Epstein files multiple times.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fey schedules specific morning time for strategic thinking, understanding that without deliberate structure, urgent tasks will always crowd out important thinking.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Every Summit League School schedules three Division-III opponents each season as a way to get non-conference home games, which are a bear for smaller mid-major Division-I programs to schedule.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hinson’s group empowers women leaders to do this via the Power Archetype Index, a diagnostic framework that surfaces unconscious leadership patterns and provides women with a personal roadmap of the four factors that underpin impact.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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More recently, though, its presence has broadened — the track now surfaces across posts expressing all kinds of emotions and drama.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The latter happens when a ball clips the net before dropping in play.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cards. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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