earmarked

past tense of earmark

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of earmarked More surprisingly, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins – two teams everyone had earmarked for the draft lottery – are on a heater, having beaten the Rangers, Islanders, Capitals and Blackhawks already. James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 In a May bill, Missouri earmarked $250,000 to help install at least 25 more baby boxes. Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 Half were earmarked for families who met income restrictions, while the rest were available to all. Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025 The carmaker may announce in the coming weeks about $5 billion in fresh money on top of a similar amount earmarked earlier in the year, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing information that’s not public. Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025 There’s also a large amount of funds earmarked for the three-year mark. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025 Wells noted that another large funding grant, which was cancelled in May, was $500 million earmarked for the Lebec Net-Zero project in Lebec, California, which aimed to produce carbon-neutral cement. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025 The remainder is earmarked for other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union, Andrew Baggiani, Austen Fletcher, Maryse Veronica Jean-Louis, Frank Valentine, Kelly Victory and Naomi Wolf. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025 Its investment arm, established in 2018, earmarked roughly $50 million over six years to back early-stage companies in material science, circular solutions and fashion technology. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earmarked
Verb
  • Lo Celso dedicated his goal to Russo.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That sneaker spawned Jordan Brand, a line dedicated and engineered to suit Michael’s on-the-court exploits.
    Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mary, Viola's second-eldest, devoted her life to ensuring that her mother and her cause would not be forgotten.
    Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Barrymore devoted some ink to her two daughters, Olive and Frankie, by getting their names inscribed on the inside of her right wrist in March 2016.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Earmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earmarked. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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