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as in menus
a list of foods served at or available for a meal
the diners asked if there were any specials on the card for the evening
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as in comedians
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class
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Recent Examples of cards
Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Balance transfer cards or debt consolidation may also help qualified borrowers dramatically lower their interest costs, though approval typically depends on income and creditworthiness.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Corum gave her children debit cards and uses a family personal finance app connected to the cards to distribute their allowances and monitor their spending.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Someone else’s decision affects the flow of the cards, but there is no team outcome.
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Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Some cards are original, one-of-a-kind artworks and others are limited-edition prints.
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Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
The first tarot cards, from fifteenth-century Italy, were, essentially, playing cards.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
The facility lacked records of food handler cards for all the food workers.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
To better prepare, Yaghi recommends purchasing a travel wallet to keep everything organized, from passports and IDs to forms and cards, all in one place.
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Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Golf carts on sidewalks House Bill 2124 gives cities the authority to allow people to drive golf cards on sidewalks.
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Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Balance transfer cards or debt consolidation may also help qualified borrowers dramatically lower their interest costs, though approval typically depends on income and creditworthiness.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Corum gave her children debit cards and uses a family personal finance app connected to the cards to distribute their allowances and monitor their spending.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Someone else’s decision affects the flow of the cards, but there is no team outcome.
—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Some cards are original, one-of-a-kind artworks and others are limited-edition prints.
—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
The first tarot cards, from fifteenth-century Italy, were, essentially, playing cards.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
The facility lacked records of food handler cards for all the food workers.
—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
To better prepare, Yaghi recommends purchasing a travel wallet to keep everything organized, from passports and IDs to forms and cards, all in one place.
—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Verb
Collectors view 1st Bowman cards as particularly valuable, often more so than a player’s rookie card.
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Larry Holder,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cards
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More than 120 restaurants across more than 30 neighborhoos will be offering prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus starting at $30.
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The resulting supply crunch has driven up cattle prices and, ultimately, the cost of beef at grocery stores and on restaurant menus.
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The video shows several prominent critics of the president, including talk show hosts and comedians Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell, actors Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Edward Norton, and John Leguizamo.
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The honor has been bestowed upon actors, comedians, directors, producers, costume designers, writers, animators, musicians, executives, journalists, and various other individuals whose work in television has no equal.
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With SummerSlam looming, how WWE books the finish will shape both challengers' momentum heading into August.
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Katie Wright, who books sports events for Anaheim’s tourism bureau, said there would be a market if her city built a sports park.
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Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own shovel, gloves, and rakes as limited tools will be provided at the event.
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That a creditor files an application for a charging order may cause the payor to withhold payments from the debtor until the application is decided.
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When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred.
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Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.
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After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.
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Dr Mangla also schedules a Dexa scan, which assesses my bone density, and a CT calcium scan that measures the calcified plaque in my arteries and my risk of heart disease.
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Who in their right mind schedules Super Bowl-sized events in the heart of downtown Atlanta at noon on a workday?
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BioShocking nonetheless surfaces yet another way to defeat guardrails designed to keep LLMs from going off the rails.
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Long-term agent memory retains malicious instructions and surfaces them on every run.
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“Cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cards. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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