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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
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The Tangem Wallet allows users to add extra cards as hardware backups, so the user’s private key is redundantly stored across identical secure elements with no mnemonic to hide, copy, or accidentally leak.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Food assistance benefits are typically loaded onto Bridge cards on staggered dates.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The temporary lapse in SNAP benefits has already had dire impacts on families whose electronic benefits cards were due to be reloaded the first week of November.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Alaska will use state funds to fill their SNAP cards and help food banks amid federal delays.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Yes, beneficiaries can continue using any outstanding funds on their FoodShare cards in November, according to the Milwaukee County website.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Surely Rock And Roll Hall of Fame elevation is in the cards.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The union, which represents workers at hotels and casinos in the Sacramento area, said a majority of workers have expressed their support since the summer of 2023 by signing union authorization cards, and an election isn’t necessary under the 2017 agreement.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The Tangem Wallet allows users to add extra cards as hardware backups, so the user’s private key is redundantly stored across identical secure elements with no mnemonic to hide, copy, or accidentally leak.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Food assistance benefits are typically loaded onto Bridge cards on staggered dates.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The temporary lapse in SNAP benefits has already had dire impacts on families whose electronic benefits cards were due to be reloaded the first week of November.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Alaska will use state funds to fill their SNAP cards and help food banks amid federal delays.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Yes, beneficiaries can continue using any outstanding funds on their FoodShare cards in November, according to the Milwaukee County website.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Surely Rock And Roll Hall of Fame elevation is in the cards.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The union, which represents workers at hotels and casinos in the Sacramento area, said a majority of workers have expressed their support since the summer of 2023 by signing union authorization cards, and an election isn’t necessary under the 2017 agreement.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cards
Noun
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Kicking off the third quarter, McDonald's Snack Wraps returned to menus for the first time in nine years.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, food aboard the International Space Station and the Tiangong leaves much to be desired, with the menus reading like something more suited to iron rations for a Round Britain yacht race than a decent meal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Hirsch, founder and former owner of the New York comedy club Carolines on Broadway, is known for an innate knack for identifying the next big thing in comedy… and Gaffigan was one of those comedians.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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With Dylan surrounded by folk, blues, jazz and comedians such as Lenny Bruce, his artistic growth began immediately upon arriving in the Village in early 1961.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Crema Club, in the Pinheiros district, books some of the best local and international DJs.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Over Hanai’s objections, the House of Tanba-ya’s corporate benefactor (Kyusaku Shimada) books them into a large theater, and soon their onnagata-duo novelty has given them a kind of boy-band heartthrob popularity.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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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
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The details of the cases were not proactively made public beyond being made available for review for anyone who files a request under the state's public records law.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Musk withdraws the California suit in June, then files a federal suit in August.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the doc, Rawson combs through family photos of her, her brother, and her parents at various celebrations and vacations.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When licenses expire or are denied, the Department of Code and Regulations automatically schedules an inspection, said Joel Dock, a planning manager with the city.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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Target often schedules its Circle Week to coincide with similar large-scale sales events from other major retailers, such as Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days and Walmart's Holiday Deals event—both set to begin on Tuesday, October 7.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The series is technically a prequel to 2017's IT and 2019's IT Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s why experts urge parents to have conversations with their children on how to identify these trends—as well as strategies for managing social media when this content inevitably surfaces.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cards. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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