as in identification
something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
Motorists were stopped at a checkpoint and required to present identity cards before traveling any further.
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Recent Examples of identity card
Aside from being used to board domestic flights, the identity cards are also federally complaint and are used to enter secure federal facilities.
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
While a passport or identity card can (and frequently is) forged and tampered with, a digital identity cannot be.
—Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Their two children have no documents, including passports or identity cards from either country.
—Time, 31 Mar. 2025
There, board authorities check identity cards and search the luggage of the pilgrims.
—Fahad Shah, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2015
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
While a passport or identity card can (and frequently is) forged and tampered with, a digital identity cannot be.
—Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Their two children have no documents, including passports or identity cards from either country.
—Time, 31 Mar. 2025
There, board authorities check identity cards and search the luggage of the pilgrims.
—Fahad Shah, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity card
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Mogg said the rental company most often used by gang members had folded, and records from 1996 could only be checked with the vehicle identification number of the car or the renter’s name and phone number.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Proof of residence or identification is not required for citizens to register to vote in state elections or cast ballots in state elections, which was how Maya’s vote counted in the recall election of Newsom, which was voted down by nearly 62% of voters.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, the evidence is not very clear.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) exchanges documents with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) prior to the meeting with President of Russia, May 7, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The drugs included protonitazene and metonitazene, two synthetic opioids with respective potencies of 100 and 200 times more powerful than morphine, court documents say.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition to people living in the country without legal status, immigrants with valid documentation, including green cards and visas, have been detained.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Regulatory teams can focus on complex compliance issues while AI manages routine documentation tasks.—
Stéphane Donzé,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Chaikong’s children were pulled from the water by a witness; searchers found his body the next day near Crest Point on the southeast portion of the lake.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Aug. 2025
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Officers never interviewed key witnesses, including former wrestlers Rex and Ryder Fortenberry who recorded videos of hazing on the team which their father gave to police.—
Hannah Dreyfus,
AZCentral.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity%20card. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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