as in identification
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 card
The woman explains that her 18-year-old son had recently transitioned and had at last received his national identity card confirming his gender.
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Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Investigators found hundreds of counterfeit federal and state identity cards as part of their investigation.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
Because 300 million Indians now have bank accounts, and more than a billion have cell phones and unique biometric identity cards, mobile banking has taken off.
—Gurcharan Das, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2019
Their dad had amassed quite a collection from the war, including photos of staff and residents of Heidenheim, identity cards, letters of recommendation and medical documents detailing his concentration camp abuse.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Investigators found hundreds of counterfeit federal and state identity cards as part of their investigation.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
Because 300 million Indians now have bank accounts, and more than a billion have cell phones and unique biometric identity cards, mobile banking has taken off.
—Gurcharan Das, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2019
Their dad had amassed quite a collection from the war, including photos of staff and residents of Heidenheim, identity cards, letters of recommendation and medical documents detailing his concentration camp abuse.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity card
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The trail led to a business in the 4700 block of Hubert Avenue in Tampa, where deputies discovered a man hard at work — trying to alter the dump truck’s vehicle identification number, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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This led to the identification of Brown, who was living in Hyattsville when police said the killing happened.—
Natalie Demaree,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2025
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Those were just some of the yet-unheard pieces of evidence brought to light in the case suggesting intimate involvement of Newsmax's top executives and talent in programming decisions.—
Maddy Lauria,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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Investigators worked for weeks to process the murder scene and connect a trail of evidence, while families, friends, a school and a community grieved.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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This motion is a ploy to delay producing documents and communications that UMG hopes to keep hidden and buried.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Bayley’s also been approved for a Small Business Administration loan of $37,000 after weeks of documents and paperwork, but that won’t be enough to replace her double-wide.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Possessing valid documentation is the second item on the State Department’s checklist for U.S. tourists traveling internationally.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The report said Hispanic voters who are American citizens were those most likely to lack documentation, along with young and low-income citizens.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Additional witnesses have come forward, including a friend of Sullivan’s who said in the 21 years she’s known Sullivan, Sullivan has never spoken of a stepson or allowed in the friend in her home, Therkildsen said on Friday.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Two days after Selena confronted her, Saldívar applied for a permit to purchase a gun from a gun store in San Antonio, witnesses testified during her trial, per the Associated Press.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity%20card. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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