as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car
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Recent Examples of earmark
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, City Council members are looking toward a second round of funding — that’s once again earmarked exclusively for spending at local bicycle shops.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025
The earmark process has recently changed in an attempt to add transparency to a process oft-criticized for being opaque to taxpayers.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Deadline hears its an ensemble piece led by Goth, who originally was earmarked for a supporting role but impressed Triet so much she was offered the lead, with Janney and Scott also in bigger parts.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, City Council members are looking toward a second round of funding — that’s once again earmarked exclusively for spending at local bicycle shops.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
The incident has the earmarks of the kind of thing that, in those days, the police did not bother to investigate.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025
The earmark process has recently changed in an attempt to add transparency to a process oft-criticized for being opaque to taxpayers.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earmark
Verb
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For Dooley, who had dedicated his professional life to finding shipwrecks, Carisub was the only game in town.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Accepting the award, Rapace dedicated it to her son.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Both agree this cohort requires a unique approach to onboarding that takes into account generational attributes.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Huskies’ defense was the difference in the game, both with their strategy and physical attributes.—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But if Rubio is serious about breaking China's grip on critical minerals, his summit should devote equal attention to building up the secondary market for recycled materials.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Firm research shows mom-and-pop investors are typically devoting only a small portion of their overall portfolios to these speculative plays, while keeping most of their money in more traditional investments.—
Yun Li,Kate Rooney,Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Brenda Looper joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a news clerk in April 1997, and worked as a feature writer, reviewer and copy editor on the news side before moving to the opinion section in July 2011.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Together, these features make the Advanced Driving Simulation Center a powerful tool.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Caimor’s wealthiest citizens can transfer their Pith, or consciousness, into a chassis, or new body, modified to their every whim… or the poor but terminally ill, like nine-year-old Anabelle, can be transferred into a black-market, stock-model Edgar body in order to save her life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The same Center for Public Safety Management took less than two months to conclude Deerfield Beach would save somewhere between $250 million and $900 million over 20 years by going independent.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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The stamp of the vaunted independent hip-hop label—which has built a reputation among its community of fanatical diehards and like-minded rap geeks for its lyric-forward, anti-commercial approach—can bring new eyes to a rapper overnight.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some people collect passport stamps, but my mom collects compliments at the airport.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Scientists continue to attempt to take snapshots of this primordial soup to understand the characteristics of quark-gluon plasma.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rho-alpha differentiates itself through three characteristics.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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With radiation detectors lining the insides of those tanks, the properties of the incoming particles can be reconstructed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another alleged member of the Latin Kings was charged in federal court in the District of Minnesota this month with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Earmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earmark. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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