as in dedicated
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 earmarked
So even when colleges have the facilities, expanding enrollment to support the demand for qualified nurses and techs requires earmarked funding for the faculty, partnerships, and operating support necessary to sustain high-quality programs.
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Henry D Shannon, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Attorney Richard Anderson, petitioner of the annexation request, said the property, owned by Hobart Property Holdings LLC, will be earmarked for industrial use.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The public signing of the Executive Order 26-3 comes in the final three weeks of a legislative session that has yet to resolve how much of the $500 million informally earmarked for addressing affordability issues will go to aid for municipalities facing sharply higher education costs.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Abraham criticized Foster for allowing the city to redirect millions away from the city’s climate equity fund — money that had been earmarked for parks, trees and other amenities in low-income areas threatened by climate change.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The funds are earmarked for road and bridge repairs.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Howard University, the alma mater of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Thurgood Marshall, and Toni Morrison, received $80 million in November 2025—one of the largest single donations in the school’s history, with $17 million earmarked for Howard’s College of Medicine.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
The surge occurred on the heels of a Financial Times report that said Uber has earmarked more than $10 billion for buying thousands of autonomous vehicles and taking stakes in their developers.
—Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi announced the news on Instagram yesterday alongside a photograph from a recent visit to the 38,750-square-foot site on Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Road earmarked for the museum, noting that Abdelmoneam Essa of Architecture Corner Consultants has been tapped for the project.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Henry D Shannon, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Attorney Richard Anderson, petitioner of the annexation request, said the property, owned by Hobart Property Holdings LLC, will be earmarked for industrial use.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The public signing of the Executive Order 26-3 comes in the final three weeks of a legislative session that has yet to resolve how much of the $500 million informally earmarked for addressing affordability issues will go to aid for municipalities facing sharply higher education costs.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Abraham criticized Foster for allowing the city to redirect millions away from the city’s climate equity fund — money that had been earmarked for parks, trees and other amenities in low-income areas threatened by climate change.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The funds are earmarked for road and bridge repairs.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Howard University, the alma mater of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Thurgood Marshall, and Toni Morrison, received $80 million in November 2025—one of the largest single donations in the school’s history, with $17 million earmarked for Howard’s College of Medicine.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
The surge occurred on the heels of a Financial Times report that said Uber has earmarked more than $10 billion for buying thousands of autonomous vehicles and taking stakes in their developers.
—Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi announced the news on Instagram yesterday alongside a photograph from a recent visit to the 38,750-square-foot site on Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Road earmarked for the museum, noting that Abdelmoneam Essa of Architecture Corner Consultants has been tapped for the project.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earmarked
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Parking fees, dedicated for beach operations, are the most direct way to close that gap.—
Haylee Rea,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pam Bisceglia has dedicated her life to improving the lives of people with disabilities as Executive Director of Advocacy Denver and parent of a daughter with autism.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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For more than a decade, Anadol has devoted much thought to the massive carbon footprint associated with AI models.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ternus has devoted nearly his entire professional career to working at Apple.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Earmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earmarked. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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