index card
Americannoun
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index cards
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of index card
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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When the NFL draft begins on Thursday night, Commissioner Roger Goodell will hardly need to glance at an index card to know that the Raiders intended to use the first overall pick on Mendoza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
In an earlier iteration of our dating, I gave him a jade plant and a pink index card with instructions on how to care for it:
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
I’m more focused when taking a moment to jot something down, whether it’s making a to-do list and outline in my notebook or creating an up-to-the-minute morning routine on an index card.
From The Verge ● Aug. 3, 2022
Photographers snapped the president holding up the outward-facing index card during a brief press availability in the Roosevelt Room to kick off the meeting.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
No papers, no grades, no test scores, not so much as an index card.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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