as in identifications
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 cards
At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
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
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
Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity cards
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The 1,121 new species found between mid-2025 and mid-2026 marks a 54 percent increase in annual identifications.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 May 2026
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The whopping number of discoveries marks a 54% jump in identifications in a single year, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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According to the petition documents, Jackson had initially been assured by Reiner’s siblings, Jake and Romy, and a family representative that his fees would be paid by the family.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The winner of this race will help guide the county through further budget reductions over the coming years, according to county budget documents.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Officials also addressed reports from witnesses describing an altercation on the beach following the incident but declined to comment, referring those questions to the sheriff's office.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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There were no other witnesses, since my sister wasn’t home that evening.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Noun
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This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Facial recognition also significantly reduces the possibility of forgery or fraud when compared with ID cards or passwords.—
Vijayan Asari,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Make copies of your policy’s declaration page and auto and health ID cards.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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That evidence [passports and identification cards] could send him to federal prison for life.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Within 180 days, Treasury and banking regulators must consider revisions to customer identification requirements, including the risks associated with using foreign consular identification cards.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Identity cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity%20cards. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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