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
Synonyms
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
Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Devices like these could help farmers and plant breeders select for hardier crop varieties—with thicker, longer or more dense roots that can absorb scarce nutrients—a marked shift from previous agricultural revolutions, according to Lynch.
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Gadd appeared to be watching traffic while sitting in his marked patrol vehicle, which was seen parked on I-5’s shoulder with its lights off when it was struck, the affidavit filed by a county sheriff’s deputy reads, citing a witness.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Ruffin fled the scene in the marked Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office vehicle with ID number GO68 and license plate 239626.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2024
Kansas City police were investigating a two-car crash Friday involving a marked patrol vehicle that sent one officer and two other people to the hospital.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
The officer was driving a marked police vehicle northbound at the Interstate 35 toll road entrance ramp when he was involved in an accident, the Fort Worth Police Department said in a news release.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2024
This tactic to combat Kennedy and other potential challenges by the official arm of the Democratic party is a marked change from past cycles, when concerns about third-party challengers such as Green Party's Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson were met with much less public consternation.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Springdale police reported that the suspect purchased the box of marked nails on Thursday.
—The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The workers were driving through a deconfliction zone in marked vehicles when they were repeatedly targeted, leaving one Palestinian and six foreign aid workers dead.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Devices like these could help farmers and plant breeders select for hardier crop varieties—with thicker, longer or more dense roots that can absorb scarce nutrients—a marked shift from previous agricultural revolutions, according to Lynch.
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Gadd appeared to be watching traffic while sitting in his marked patrol vehicle, which was seen parked on I-5’s shoulder with its lights off when it was struck, the affidavit filed by a county sheriff’s deputy reads, citing a witness.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Ruffin fled the scene in the marked Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office vehicle with ID number GO68 and license plate 239626.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2024
Kansas City police were investigating a two-car crash Friday involving a marked patrol vehicle that sent one officer and two other people to the hospital.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
The officer was driving a marked police vehicle northbound at the Interstate 35 toll road entrance ramp when he was involved in an accident, the Fort Worth Police Department said in a news release.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2024
This tactic to combat Kennedy and other potential challenges by the official arm of the Democratic party is a marked change from past cycles, when concerns about third-party challengers such as Green Party's Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson were met with much less public consternation.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Springdale police reported that the suspect purchased the box of marked nails on Thursday.
—The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
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The first known use of marked was
before the 12th century
Phrases Containing marked
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“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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