identification card

noun

Synonyms of identification cardnext
: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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The board also approved a provisional ballot of one voter who didn’t bring an identification card to his or her precinct but came to the Lake County Board of Elections and Registration office the following day to show proper identification, according to a board report. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Four Alameda County deputies responded to a 911 call from the home, and Williams identified himself as a deputy and showed his identification card. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Those Arizona charges stemmed from allegations that Peters used a fake identification card to enter a club. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 May 2026 In Limon’s bedroom, detectives found Bristy’s coin purse, USF identification card, sneakers, and the umbrella she was last seen carrying in the campus surveillance video. Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 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 22 May. 2026.

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