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
Here are the acceptable forms of ID as of Dec. 1, according to the TSA:
REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or state photo identity cards issued by the DMV or state's equivalent.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
When the elderly woman’s identity card expired, the son put on makeup, a wig and her clothes in order to pose as his mother and renew her card – something that must be done in person in Italy, the spokesperson said.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Even her Italian identity card from 1951 listed her occupation as casalinga, housewife.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Security forces manning roadblocks asked to see the identity cards of those who went out.
—NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
When the elderly woman’s identity card expired, the son put on makeup, a wig and her clothes in order to pose as his mother and renew her card – something that must be done in person in Italy, the spokesperson said.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Even her Italian identity card from 1951 listed her occupation as casalinga, housewife.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Security forces manning roadblocks asked to see the identity cards of those who went out.
—NPR, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity card
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Platforms like iNaturalist, PictureThis, and even Google Lens are generally good for basic plant identification.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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As before, to make the identifications, the team extracted DNA from archaeological samples and compared it with mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA from descendants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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After Arakawa and Hackman were found dead, officials conducted an environmental assessment of their home that found evidence of rodents and rodent feces around their property, according to a copy of the report obtained by USA TODAY in April 2025.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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During a preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented DNA evidence matching blood found on the rim of Alnaji’s megaphone to Kessler.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The department released the files after the deadline passed and has faced criticism for removing or not releasing some documents and simultaneously failing to redact the names of numerous Epstein victims while redacting the names of some of Epstein’s friends and associates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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As officers chased him through a busy crosswalk filled with pedestrians, Marx turned and fired in the direction of a Secret Service officer, documents say.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The detainees—from Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Myanmar and eight other nations—were found in restricted compounds, some lacking passports or proper immigration documentation.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those messages outline a project to have Russian artists perform in the pavilion from May 5–8 and then install multimedia documentation of those performances, to be seen from windows outside the closed pavilion.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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There can’t be many people who have seen more of the world than Attenborough has, and borne witness to more cycles of creation and destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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According to court documents, witnesses told police that Smith and another person were walking south on North Holmes near the entrance to the apartment complex when Crosby and two others approached them, yelling.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity%20card. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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