identification card

noun

: id

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Face mask, clothing, fake IDs Clothing, including a face mask, and fraudulent identification cards similar to the ones used by the shooter were found in Mangione's possession when he was arrested, police said. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024 Even this veteran managed to somehow misplace her keycard/cruise identification card, which is how to access not only your stateroom but the ship itself. Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024 In another video, a little boy appeared to toddle out of a cell as women around him rejoiced, with some expressing confusion after being told they'd been freed and asking for their belongings and their identification cards. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024 Mangione was reportedly found with a gun, a silencer, false identification cards and identification with his name on it, along with a handwritten manifesto that criticized health care companies, according to multiple outlets. Brian Howard, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identification card 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identification card was in 1889

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification%20card. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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