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
During a search of the vehicle, investigators found identification cards and paperwork for Holliday and Turley.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 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
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 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
Noun
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The presiding judge said the evidence was insufficient for a conviction, that the court heard from unreliable witnesses and that some had been influenced by media reports on the defendant.—
Peter Wilkinson,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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McNamara’s shooting of Green quickly garnered controversy after it was established — by witnesses and security video — that Green was a peacemaker in a brawl that erupted inside the La Victoria restaurant next to San Jose State University, where Green had done a campus visit earlier in the day.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the dress has been recreated on several occasions for exhibits.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Judge Adelman allowed jurors to see Mensah's police interview, but initially did not allow jurors to see interviews of officers Evan Olson and David Shamsi, who were both on the scene, saying the exhibits weren't admitted in evidence and were hearsay.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott Olson/Getty Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tunisian President Kais Saied witness the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in various fields including green and low-carbon development and investment after their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The back interior pocket is a zip pocket for safekeeping lipsticks or ID cards, and the two front pockets are slip pockets ideal for a cell phone or keys.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 1989, for the first time, colored ID cards were issued to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that indicated whether the bearer was a former political prisoner or considered politically active.—
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27 Aug. 2025
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“Identification cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20cards. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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