check mark

noun

checkmark transitive verb

Examples of check mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mark Hamill, best known for playing Star Wars’ Luke Skywalker, asked his followers on Wednesday not to judge him for sporting a complimentary blue check mark. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 Politicians were given gray check marks and organizations could pay for gold check marks. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 One account paid for a subscription on X, which offers perks like better promotion and a blue check mark that was, before Elon Musk bought the platform, a sign of verification conferred to users whose identities had been verified. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 Ivanka Trump’s account has a blue check mark, indicating it has been verified by TikTok. Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024 Make sure any toggles here are off (a gray dot instead of a green check mark). Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024 In the present life as a public interment ground, Wilmington Cemetery ticked all the check marks of far too many historic cemeteries in need of remedial care: neglect as families died off or departed, poor management and even poorer maintenance, an unending series of owners. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 However, that inclusion felt very much like a check mark, rather than something that was a core part of the campaign idea. Sonia Thompson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The hijack was also notable because the account was not only a source for official news but one branded by X with a silver check mark, meaning that it had been verified as a prominent and important government account. Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of check mark was in 1917

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“Check mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20mark. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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