as in witnesses
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 cards
Californians do not need to immediately get the new driver’s licenses and identification cards.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
For the first time in more than two years, transgender Kansans will be allowed to change the gender on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Eyewitnesses told the Seattle Times that agents demanded identification cards from members of two private contractor fire crews.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead, encampment sweeps and camping bans typically displace people from one area to another, while discarding or destroying their personal belongings in the process, such as identification cards, medications and sleeping gear.
—Stephen Przybylinski, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
For the first time in more than two years, transgender Kansans will be allowed to change the gender on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Eyewitnesses told the Seattle Times that agents demanded identification cards from members of two private contractor fire crews.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead, encampment sweeps and camping bans typically displace people from one area to another, while discarding or destroying their personal belongings in the process, such as identification cards, medications and sleeping gear.
—Stephen Przybylinski, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification cards
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Weeks later, witnesses saw two women crash and abandon his car in Volusia County.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The $40 million civil trial filed by first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023 with a 9 mm handgun, entered its opening phase Tuesday as attorneys delivered their opening remarks and the first witnesses took the stand.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The world is watching this and the other exhibits of a superpower going off the rails—and drawing conclusions.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The benefit will feature live entertainment, art activations, fine wine and cuisine, and an auction to support NUMU’s exhibits, educational programming and community work.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Sia filed her own documents on Tuesday, countering Bernad's claims as to her sobriety, questioning his own, and leveling a new, incendiary allegation.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the former couple has come to an agreement regarding custody for their 22-month-old son Halo Saint.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Passport Holder Keep your passport easily accessible for hotel check-in with a passport holder that includes space for other essentials like boarding passes, credit cards, ID cards, and more.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The island is owned by the federal government and is not open to the general public, so escorts or specific government ID cards are required for visitors.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Identification cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20cards. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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