marked

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\ ˈmärkt

Definition of marked

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : having an identifying mark marked playing cards

2 \ or ˈmär-kəd

\ : having a distinctive or emphasized character has a marked drawl

3a : 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

Definition of marked (Entry 2 of 2)

past tense of mark entry 2

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The early months of the pandemic saw a marked increase in employee productivity as professional services organizations rushed to embrace remote work. — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 8 June 2021 Today, there is a marked increase in demand for CSR, particularly among millennial and Gen Z job seekers as well as customers who will work for and patronize companies that align with their values. — Simon Croom, Fortune, 6 June 2021 The stay-at-home school year saw a marked increase in anxiety, depression and other mental health issues among students. — Russ Mitchell Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2021 Martinez noted that there has been a marked increase in rescues and recovery operations in the mountains north of the Lukeville, Ariz., area, one the border segments where the Trump administration added long stretches of 30-foot-barriers. — Washington Post, 3 June 2021 After a marked increase in disruptive - and sometimes dangerous - behavior by passengers, some airlines are changing their plans to start selling alcohol in the cabin again. — Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2021 The views are unreal and there are lots of marked points along the way to stop and take photos, hike, and picnic. — Rebecca Holland, Forbes, 27 May 2021 Some of the Bay Area’s largest cities saw a marked rise in shootings beginning last year and continuing into 2021. — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 May 2021 His message to a meeting of the Arctic Council in Iceland will be a marked change from the Trump administration, which had urged the group to take commercial advantage of global warming. — Matthew Lee, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021

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