1
: having an identifying mark
marked playing cards
2
or
ˈmär-kəd 
: having a distinctive or emphasized character
has a marked drawl
3
a
: enjoying fame or notoriety
Winning the tournament made her a marked woman.
b
: being an object of attack, suspicion, or vengeance
To his enemies, the rebel leader was a marked man.
4
: overtly signaled by a linguistic feature
with most English nouns the plural is the marked number
marked
2 of 2past tense of mark entry 2
Examples of marked in a Sentence
Adjective
He speaks with a marked accent.
There was a marked change in her attitude.
There's been a marked improvement in the weather.
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Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2025
The police department's Traffic Unit responded to the report of a crash just after 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 at 4160 W. Eighth St.
Police said an 82-year-old woman driving a 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC turned onto Eighth Street from Trenton Avenue and struck a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
The victims were walking in a marked crosswalk when they were struck by an individual driving a Porsche Boxster near Euclid Avenue and Second Street, about two blocks from the UA campus, according to the Tucson Police Department.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Coinbase also benefited from a marked increase in revenue linked to institutional activity on its platform following its nearly $3 billion acquisition of derivatives exchange Deribit.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The subtle, let-the-facts-speak-for-themselves approach was a marked contrast with the episode’s treatment of the Epstein files.
—Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2025
The police department's Traffic Unit responded to the report of a crash just after 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 at 4160 W. Eighth St.
Police said an 82-year-old woman driving a 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC turned onto Eighth Street from Trenton Avenue and struck a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
The victims were walking in a marked crosswalk when they were struck by an individual driving a Porsche Boxster near Euclid Avenue and Second Street, about two blocks from the UA campus, according to the Tucson Police Department.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Coinbase also benefited from a marked increase in revenue linked to institutional activity on its platform following its nearly $3 billion acquisition of derivatives exchange Deribit.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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marked
adjective1
: having an identifying mark
a marked card
2
: noticeable, conspicuous
speaks with a marked accent
3
a
: being a person on whom attention is focused
b
: being an object of attack or suspicion
a marked man
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