as in identifications
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 cards
At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The program was created in 2005 to increase security and authentication procedures for driver's licenses and identity cards.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026
Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Thales’s Singapore facility now produces more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually for customers worldwide.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The program was created in 2005 to increase security and authentication procedures for driver's licenses and identity cards.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identity cards
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Staff are able to give guests complimentary rock identifications, per the park’s website.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The researchers reviewed photographs of many of the bodies and interviewed forensic experts as well as people who worked on identifications at the IDF Shura base where most of the bodies were brought.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The project is expected to cost $100 million, according to documents prepared by DURA.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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The posting involves 158 files — documents, photos and videos from NASA, the FBI, Defense Department, and State Department.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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One of the government’s witnesses was Djena’s mother, Maladho, whom the prosecution had flown in from Guinea.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The collision occurred off base, prompting a lockdown and swift emergency response, as witnesses reported fire and smoke and video captured four parachutes opening while wreckage fell.—
Rebecca Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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This evidences deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last October, the cemetery was vandalized with historical documentations and markers as well as plaques with poems being removed and torn down.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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During his arrest, multiple fake law enforcement items were found, including vest badges, ID cards and the emergency lights on his SUV.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The measure would also mandate free voter ID cards to eligible voters who request one.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Carr also said the smart pass program offers other uses, such as monitoring afterschool activities and student identification cards, but the district does not yet to use those features.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Last year, Indiana state lawmakers approved a ban on voting with university student identification cards, saying it was needed to protect election security.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Identity cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identity%20cards. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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