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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Video shows when witnesses saw the UPS plane crash near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport just moments after takeoff.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
5 Nov. 2025
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Who is going to serve as witnesses in NASCAR trial?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This year’s Imaginarium Festival theme is Winter Utopia, featuring ice kingdoms and fairytale landscapes alongside infinity mirror rooms, interactive exhibits, carnival games and an ice skating rink.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Three days of testimony, dozens of exhibits, and one Subway sandwich later, the misdemeanor assault case against Sean Charles Dunn is now in the hands of a jury, and the defense says the government has taken a protest moment and turned it into a federal prosecution.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Sin City star filed for divorce in Los Angeles County court in February, citing irreconcilable differences, according to documents reviewed by Entertainment Weekly at the time.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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Military members must show proof of service through military ID cards, Veterans Affairs cards or discharge papers.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 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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“Identification cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identification%20cards. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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