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 Nonetheless, the scale of the leak is staggering, and includes not just drivers licenses, but 10 million ID cards, over three million travel documents, and over half a million medical cards as well, representing over 170 million individuals total. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for ID card
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  1. document
  2. documentation
  3. identification
  4. paper
Noun
  • Known as Special Intensive Revision, the revisions have drawn criticism over the documents required to establish voters’ eligibility.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • His punishments were focused on learning from the experience, according to documents filed in his subsequent lawsuit.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of document
Noun
  • The indictment describes documentation that portrayed foreign buyers as legitimate end users.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The organizations that treat documentation with the same seriousness as the investigation itself can end up in a stronger position, whatever the outcome.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of documentation
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  • Federal law also requires certain first-time voters who registered by mail to provide identification if their identity was not verified during registration.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For counter-drone missions, the platform supports detection, tracking and identification through engagement using kinetic and non-kinetic effects.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of identification
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  • He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That paper, called EquiOx, was intended to help researchers understand why pulse oximeters overestimated blood oxygen levels in patients with darker skin tones.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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