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ID card

noun

Definition of ID cardnext
as in document
something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be As we waited in the security line, the officer told us to have our ID cards ready.

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Recent Examples of ID card Photocopies are acceptable for any of the documents except driver’s licenses or state or tribal ID cards. — John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Aug. 2026 Police were able to identify Nezbeth from her college student ID card. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 There's also a zip pocket for ID cards and other essentials, altogether making this a great option for both kids and adults on-the-go. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 To vote in the 2024 election, Lia Symer remembers checking in at her polling place with her student ID card. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ID card
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  1. document
  2. documentation
  3. identification
  4. paper
Noun
  • Further, while about 4,000 workers across Hartford HealthCare’s hospitals, ambulatory locations, and support functions will benefit from this increase, an additional 4,000 will benefit from compression adjustments, the documents show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At one end is visa-free travel; at the other is a full visa application requiring supporting documents and, in some cases, an appointment.
    — Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of document
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  • However, the claims administrator reserves the right to request receipts, bank statements or other documentation later.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Keep documentation identifying anyone who had permission to be there.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of documentation
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  • Only 112 bodies had been handed over to relatives, while 1,333 were temporarily buried pending identification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Gonzalez has introduced bills to prevent federal and state immigration enforcement officers from entering homes without an official warrant, and to force agents to wear clear identification.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of identification
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  • In a new paper published in Royal Society Open Science, mathematician Alain Goriely shows that even though the stylobate really is curved, the illusion doesn’t hold up.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The paper also calls out ways that assessments could mirror or build on the regional focus employed by past National Climate Assessments.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20card. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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