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
The vehicles were vandalized and broken into, and several things were stolen including guns, FBI identification cards and documents that included addresses, phone numbers and other personal information of some FBI employees.
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ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
The source arranged to meet Zumba, Chen and others in Florida to pick up a shipment of the military identification cards.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Crackdown on commercial motor vehicle drivers Bergstrom filed SB 1243, which would require Service Oklahoma to cancel driver’s licenses and identification cards for anyone not lawfully present in the country.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 31 Jan. 2026
Thanks to Assembly Bill 727, student identification cards distributed by California middle schools, high schools and colleges to include the phone number for the Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The agency stopped accepting non-Real ID compliant identification cards at all airports last May and is entering a new phase of enforcement.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Tribal governments have advised tribal members to carry tribal identification cards, certificates of degree of Indian blood or other official documentation.
—Mary Steurer, States Newsroom, 14 Jan. 2026
That system was put in place in 2020 through House Bill 453, which took licensing away from circuit clerks' offices and put the transportation cabinet in charge of issuing driver's licenses and personal identification cards, including Real IDs.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
There were also images of passports, visas and identification cards from Russia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, South Africa and Lithuania with personally identifying information redacted, as well as photos of Epstein with women or girls whose faces were blacked out.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
The source arranged to meet Zumba, Chen and others in Florida to pick up a shipment of the military identification cards.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Crackdown on commercial motor vehicle drivers Bergstrom filed SB 1243, which would require Service Oklahoma to cancel driver’s licenses and identification cards for anyone not lawfully present in the country.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 31 Jan. 2026
Thanks to Assembly Bill 727, student identification cards distributed by California middle schools, high schools and colleges to include the phone number for the Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The agency stopped accepting non-Real ID compliant identification cards at all airports last May and is entering a new phase of enforcement.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Tribal governments have advised tribal members to carry tribal identification cards, certificates of degree of Indian blood or other official documentation.
—Mary Steurer, States Newsroom, 14 Jan. 2026
That system was put in place in 2020 through House Bill 453, which took licensing away from circuit clerks' offices and put the transportation cabinet in charge of issuing driver's licenses and personal identification cards, including Real IDs.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
There were also images of passports, visas and identification cards from Russia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, South Africa and Lithuania with personally identifying information redacted, as well as photos of Epstein with women or girls whose faces were blacked out.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identification cards
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Hundreds of people battled police in what witnesses described as medieval warfare that left 140 officers injured.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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According to the report, witnesses told investigators the group allegedly attended multiple parties in Mystic, Uncasville and East Lyme the day of the crash.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Guests can discover hidden details, solve creative puzzles and unlock tactile surprises hidden throughout the exhibits.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Angie Marchese, vice president of archives and exhibits at Graceland, came up with a few more boxes of unseen footage, a stash of Super 8 movies of Elvis that included rare footage of Elvis with his wife, Priscilla Presley, and only child, Lisa Marie Presley.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The program was created in 2005 to increase security and authentication procedures for driver's licenses and identity cards.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
1 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, Graf granted a request from a coalition of news organizations including the Associated Press to allow attorneys for the media to view defense requests to classify documents in the case.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The documents are not organized to help readers understand their context.—
Amy Wallace,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The bill would also explicitly prohibit the Kansas Department of Revenue from accommodating gender marker change requests on driver’s licenses, state ID cards and birth certificates.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Despite a huge parliamentary majority that should allow the government easily to implement its plans, Starmer has been forced to make multiple U-turns on contentious policies including welfare cuts and mandatory digital ID cards.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Identification cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20cards. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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