as in witness
something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
We did not realize that identification cards were required to enter the government building.
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Recent Examples of identification card
That star symbolizes the identification card is REAL ID-compliant.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 June 2025
The enhanced identification card’s first deadline was set for May 11, 2008, according to the federal homeland security department.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
All potential jurors are selected at random from lists compiled of driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, tax filings through the state Franchise Tax Board and local voter registration rolls, Corren said.
—Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
Attorney General Kris Kobach isn’t ready to accept a ruling that would allow transgender Kansans to change their gender on driver’s licenses and state identification cards for the first time in two years.
—Matthew Kelly
july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 June 2025
The enhanced identification card’s first deadline was set for May 11, 2008, according to the federal homeland security department.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
All potential jurors are selected at random from lists compiled of driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, tax filings through the state Franchise Tax Board and local voter registration rolls, Corren said.
—Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
Attorney General Kris Kobach isn’t ready to accept a ruling that would allow transgender Kansans to change their gender on driver’s licenses and state identification cards for the first time in two years.
—Matthew Kelly
july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification card
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Adrian de Wet, testifying as a state witness at the Limpopo High Court, said his former boss, White farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier, fatally shot Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, on a farm near Polokwane on Aug. 17, 2024.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The witnesses told police the man had shot someone on the third floor above the bar and that a handgun was in his possession.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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The exhibit features a wide variety of media, including pottery and wood sculpture, watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Gwin’s father was a slaveowner and one of California’s first U.S. senators, according to the exhibit.—
Ethan Wolin
August 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Key Facts The Justice Department issued a subpoena to James’ office for documents related to the civil fraud case, multiple outlets reported Friday, which The New York Times reports is part of an investigation into whether the case violated Trump’s civil rights.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kennealy and Maddox also offered a now-familiar take on Massachusetts’ housing and rental market in the transition document — rental vacancy rates were low, housing production was stalling out, and the cost of living in the state was steadily growing.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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These systems transform compliance documentation from bureaucratic overhead into valuable operational intelligence.—
Trond Arne Undheim,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Netflix series tied to KC The 2019 Netflix series chronicles the stories of eight families living without proper documentation and under the threat of deportation during the first Trump administration.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20card. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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