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 Bring an acceptable form of photo ID to the ballot, like a driver’s license, passport, military ID, employee badge or nondriver ID card. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Passport Holder Keep your passport easily accessible for hotel check-in with a passport holder that includes space for other essentials like boarding passes, credit cards, ID cards, and more. — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 Only then was Ballard identified, through an ID card in his pocket. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 Everyone so affected must receive a new voter ID card before the primary. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ID card
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID card
  1. document
  2. documentation
  3. identification
  4. paper
Noun
  • The state last week filed documents pushing back on Murdaugh’s request to send DNA found under Maggie’s fingernails to an independent laboratory for more advanced testing.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to charging documents, the teens were allegedly plotting to rob Wright and displayed guns during a video call.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of document
Noun
  • For example, letting a distant family member stay at a second home without formal documentation, or if someone owns one or more properties and rents them out, but the tenants don’t have documentation that the unit is their primary residence.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Missing documentation can push back your closing date or cost you your rate lock.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of documentation
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  • Developed for highly mobile operations on the modern battlefield, the FV-014 combines reconnaissance, target identification and precision strike capabilities within a single system.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters of Proposition 39, which would add additional voter identification and citizenship requirements to state elections, accuse Attorney General Rob Bonta of not accurately describing the measure.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of identification
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  • Ogbonnaya and Morimoto have long been critical darlings, the former getting a 2020 Chicagoan of the Year nod in this paper.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Given the numbers standing, Clacton residents will be presented with a ballot paper that is around 3 feet long (around 1 meter).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of paper

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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20card. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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