: one of a set of 24 to 78 thin rectangular pieces of cardboard or plastic marked on one side to show its rank and suit and used in playing any of numerous games
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Instead, groups gather on comfortable furniture and chat while sipping cocktails and dealing playing cards.
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Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
In front of the entrance hall's fireplace, Martha paired cane chairs from a collaboration with Bernhardt Furniture with an antique game table for playing cards and competitive rounds of Scrabble with friends.
—Dan Shaw, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
In another corner of the facility, people wearing smart glasses place and pick up playing cards and sort plastic plates by hand, collecting first-person videos.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Inside Hemingway's Cafe on its closing day, a table full of graduating Pitt students missed their own commencement, feeling their time was better spent playing cards and drinking inside the bar that brought them together.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
In front of the entrance hall's fireplace, Martha paired cane chairs from a collaboration with Bernhardt Furniture with an antique game table for playing cards and competitive rounds of Scrabble with friends.
—Dan Shaw, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
In another corner of the facility, people wearing smart glasses place and pick up playing cards and sort plastic plates by hand, collecting first-person videos.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Inside Hemingway's Cafe on its closing day, a table full of graduating Pitt students missed their own commencement, feeling their time was better spent playing cards and drinking inside the bar that brought them together.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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“Playing card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20card. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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