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
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.
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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
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 agency argued in court filings that the expert’s report about the photographs was not definitive, that Turner’s conviction was not based solely on the tip, and that the eyewitness identifications remain intact.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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She was arrested by the NYPD but quickly released, and the charges against her were dismissed, according to court documents.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, the district added more than 185 certified staff, documents said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Police are seeking to talk to witnesses.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The American-Statesman interviewed witnesses from that night.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 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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New driver’s licenses and state ID cards would also be updated to state the person’s citizenship status starting next year.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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The most common are Florida driver’s licenses or state ID cards.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Authorities have said Mangione’s backpack contained a handgun, a silencer, a magazine with bullets wrapped in underwear, fake identification cards, a red notebook and other writings detailing his grievances against the private health care system in the United States.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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If requested, the state would be required to a provide eligible voters with free voter identification cards for use during elections.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Identity cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity%20cards. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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