identification card

noun

Definition of identification cardnext
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 Still, the department intends to send letters to current driver license or identification card holders potentially affected that will offer complimentary identity and credit monitoring services and $1 million identity theft insurance for 1 year. — Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Florida driver's license number, Florida identification card number or the last four digits of their Social Security number, whichever can be verified in election records. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Those numbers include 759 false identification cards confiscated, 378 alcohol-possession-by-a-minor violations and 98 fake-ID citations during the calendar-year reporting period, according to Oxford Police. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 As a result of the stop, Efren Romero, 23, of Aurora, was taken into custody, the news release said, saying that Romero did not possess a valid firearm owners identification card or concealed carry license. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identification card
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  1. witness
  2. exhibit
  3. document
  4. documentation
Noun
  • Two women died Friday in Lake Elsinore while training to set a new state skydiving record, according to authorities and a witness.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • They could, however, still be called as witnesses during the trial.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of witness
Noun
  • Major museums, including the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, the Picasso Museum and the Grand Palais — where a major Cézanne exhibit is on display — were shuttered Saturday.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibition celebrates these workers, many of them immigrants, through exhibits like the photographs of Robert Doisneau, who worked for Renault full-time from 1934 to 1939.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibit
Noun
  • At least until the last decade, public documents of Rolling Thunder’s two five-week spurts in 1975 and 1976 have been paltry and unsatisfying.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of document
Noun
  • That can help preserve the documentation if a computer fails or the account holder needs to substantiate a reimbursement years later.
    — Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The country must still decide whether to proceed with a formal nomination and prepare the documentation required to demonstrate the property’s OUV.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of documentation

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20card. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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