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
Four Alameda County deputies responded to a 911 call from the home, and Williams identified himself as a deputy and showed his identification card.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In Limon’s bedroom, detectives found Bristy’s coin purse, USF identification card, sneakers, and the umbrella she was last seen carrying in the campus surveillance video.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Last year, Indiana state lawmakers approved a ban on voting with university student identification cards, saying it was needed to protect election security.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In those previous incidents, charges were either not pursued by the Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, or were dismissed during the criminal proceedings in a handful of cases involving assault, disorderly conduct, drug possession, and possession of a fictitious identification card.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In Limon’s bedroom, detectives found Bristy’s coin purse, USF identification card, sneakers, and the umbrella she was last seen carrying in the campus surveillance video.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Last year, Indiana state lawmakers approved a ban on voting with university student identification cards, saying it was needed to protect election security.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In those previous incidents, charges were either not pursued by the Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, or were dismissed during the criminal proceedings in a handful of cases involving assault, disorderly conduct, drug possession, and possession of a fictitious identification card.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification card
Noun
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The suspect fled in a silver Chevy pickup truck after being confronted by a witness.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
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Rwampara Hospital was attacked by local youths attempting to retrieve the body of a friend who had reportedly died of Ebola, a witness told The Associated Press.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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The exhibit highlights the deployment of Google Distributed Cloud running on TPU v6 (Tensor Processing Units) to enable AI at the network edge.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Robinson's defense team, attorneys Kathy Nester, Michael Burt, Richard Novak and Staci Visser, is seeking to block the public from hearing testimony or seeing exhibits that may later be found inadmissible at trial.—
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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But according to a document sent to players by the PWHL Players Association last month, which was reviewed by The Athletic, there will be a series of signing windows and no traditional expansion draft, a departure from last year’s process.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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An independent review of over 30,000 documents concluded the breakdown arose not from safety or financial concerns, but from a collapse of trust.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Although Alexis’ remains have not been recovered, the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed there has been no official documentation of her death within the state, according to the outlet.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Healthcare documentation is notoriously burdensome, adding as much as 30% to total health spending in the United States and costing clinicians as much as a third of their time.—
Elizabeth MacBride,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20card. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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