IDENTIFICATION CARD Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

identification card

noun

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 In the year and a half he’s been living on the streets, his identification card has been stolen six times. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 That evidence [passports and identification cards] could send him to federal prison for life. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026 Within 180 days, Treasury and banking regulators must consider revisions to customer identification requirements, including the risks associated with using foreign consular identification cards. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Police collected a North Carolina identification card showing Talbert at 25-years-old and another current identification photo from Washington during the arrest. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for identification card

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He was first seen by a witness on Saturday, kneeling near the site where the fire started, the sheriff said.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The trial is expected to hear more than 70 witnesses and continue for months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The exhibit's visitors can get a chilling feel for the time, with full scale recreations of the annex rooms where Anne and her family hid from the Nazis.

— Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Visitors will move through cave-like interiors centered on an interactive exhibit named Elysium.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

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The stepfather’s name was redacted from the police documents, and CNN was unable to contact him for additional information.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, has released reports on declining inventories based on budget documents and other public information.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of document

Noun

More specifically, the documentation suggests the LTE-M 4G connection can be used to transmit voice data, while there is also a satellite connection for other forms of data.

— Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Eligible employment, the right type of federal loans, qualifying repayment plans and consistent documentation all play a role in reaching forgiveness after 120 qualifying payments.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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