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verb

present tense third-person singular of earmark
as in dedicates
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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noun

plural of earmark
as in characteristics

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Recent Examples of earmarks
Verb
Instead of turning off this flow of free money, how about the city simply earmarks existing taxes on these properties to create an affordable housing fund? — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025 Josephides earmarks the Greek island of Samos as one of the next destinations to go through this cycle. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earmarks
  1. dedicates
  2. characteristics
  3. devotes
  4. features
  5. saves
  6. traits
  7. attributes
  8. properties
Verb
  • The Act 152 program was established in 2021 and dedicates $15 from each county deed transfer to a demolition fund that targets blight throughout Allegheny County.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Manduka yoga mat pros Manduka dedicates itself to helping the environment in any way possible.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of dedicates
Noun
  • Historically, the Grand Sport has borrowed its design characteristics from the range-topping Z06, and that’s no different this time around.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This potentially allows the same aircraft platform to undertake different types of strike missions while carrying weapons configured for different target characteristics.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Verb
  • All ticket proceeds from Monday’s event went toward the Best Defense Foundation, a charity founded by former NFL linebacker Donnie Edwards in 2018 that Rucker devotes time to.
    — Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As Washington devotes more of the budget to servicing debt, Congress leaves less money for education, infrastructure, medical research, national defense and future economic emergencies.
    — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of devotes
Noun
  • Flock recently changed some of its features to prevent abuse.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Conventional PCSELs generally depend on repeating patterns, and changing the shape or spacing of those features can make fabrication difficult.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of features
Verb
  • That’s the difference between a bill that saves Hollywood and one that saves American filmmaking.
    — Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Kevin Kelly pitched a perfect eighth and Tyler Wells finished for his sixth save after major league saves leader Bryan Baker exited with what the right-hander believed was dehydration after issuing two walks to start the ninth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of saves
Noun
  • His ability to square the ball up and not chase out of the strike zone are probably his best traits.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The offense showed a lot of good traits in a small sample size, but still has strides to make as the Tigers open up the playbook.
    — PJ Green September 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of traits
Noun
  • And Cullen is the reason Optimus Prime retained the attributes fans love so much about that character.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
  • To the surprise of probably no one, these attributes carry over beautifully into the work of country songwriting.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of attributes
Noun
  • Modern engineering applications usually demand a range of properties that a single material cannot provide.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • That’s especially true for properties with dependable access to regional power grids.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of properties

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“Earmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earmarks. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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