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something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be
As we waited in the security line, the officer told us to have our ID cards ready.
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Recent Examples of ID cards
The measure would also mandate free voter ID cards to eligible voters who request one.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Many co-ops are hiring security guards to watch the door and check QR codes or ID cards issued to residents.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Newsom said the DMV would add new digital signatures to the back of drivers’ licenses and ID cards so card readers could detect whether a signature was valid or had been altered.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Some universities issue separate ID cards that fit the requirements.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Fernandez also said the case appears to be an isolated incident and that, so far, no other employee at the office that handles Florida driver’s licenses and REAL ID cards has been implicated.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The application required users to scan or take photos of their ID cards and take pictures of themselves by connecting dots using head or eye movements, which failed to provide equal access, the DOJ wrote.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 26 Mar. 2026
Almost all voters use their driver’s licenses or state ID cards.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Many co-ops are hiring security guards to watch the door and check QR codes or ID cards issued to residents.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Newsom said the DMV would add new digital signatures to the back of drivers’ licenses and ID cards so card readers could detect whether a signature was valid or had been altered.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Some universities issue separate ID cards that fit the requirements.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Fernandez also said the case appears to be an isolated incident and that, so far, no other employee at the office that handles Florida driver’s licenses and REAL ID cards has been implicated.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The application required users to scan or take photos of their ID cards and take pictures of themselves by connecting dots using head or eye movements, which failed to provide equal access, the DOJ wrote.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 26 Mar. 2026
Almost all voters use their driver’s licenses or state ID cards.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ID cards
Noun
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The documents go on to say that after Dukes was arrested and placed into a Chicago youth facility at 15 years old, he was signed to Warner Records.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And with the expansion, Our Lady wants to increase capacity from 262 people to 450, according to the church’s town hall documents from February.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Murphy sorted through a few papers and pulled out a white sheet featuring a grid with boxes highlighted green, yellow or red.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The focal point of Monday's case is the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Valid forms of identifications would include a driver's license, a passport, birth certificate, or social security card.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Further, in 36 percent of those early identifications, the reporter conducted original financial analysis to support the story.—
Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Last year, Indiana state lawmakers approved a ban on voting with university student identification cards, saying it was needed to protect election security.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In it was a thick stack of identification cards that included old driver's licenses, her Social Security card, and dozens of work IDs issued by the federal government.—
Vanessa G. Sánchez,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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“ID cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ID%20cards. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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