MADE ONE'S MARK Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

made one's mark

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past tense of make one's mark

as in succeeded

to reach a desired level of accomplishment They made their mark on the scientific world with a groundbreaking discovery.

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None of the resolutions have made it to the president's desk, where Trump would almost certainly veto the measure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Known as Project Habakkuk, the plan barely made it past the chin-scratching phase.

— Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of made it

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So when a story to discuss it all was pitched to him in January, hoping to discuss the year that was, Campbell agreed and made good on his word.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
So when the 21-year-old finally made good on her promise to give Baylee an adventure of her own, the younger sister was ready with a dummy tucked into bed and a getaway outfit consisting of pajamas.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of made good

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Henriquez replaced Sasaki and got ahead of Drake Baldwin, 1-and-2.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of got ahead

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Anders Dreyer scored his ninth goal — with assists from Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri — in the 42nd minute to cut it to 3-1 at halftime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 31st homer in the eighth to cut it to 4-2, but struck out in his first two times at the plate, running his streak of strikeouts to eight straight plate appearances.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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