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as in label
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
the markers on the rock and mineral specimens were old and faded
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as in feature
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
the discovery of a marker for the virus has greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis
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Recent Examples of marker
Second, critics point out that the markers identified with merit often are unearned.
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Kenji Yoshino, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Visual clarity has become a visible marker of decisiveness.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Then a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Gerber and her team found that dolphins with stronger long-term social partnerships were biologically younger than their more solitary counterparts, as measured by epigenetic markers.
—Hasmik Kirakosyan, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The health care provider will also run tests to find blood markers called autoantibodies, which help in confirming the diagnosis.
—Kevin Deane, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
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Kenji Yoshino, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Visual clarity has become a visible marker of decisiveness.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Then a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Gerber and her team found that dolphins with stronger long-term social partnerships were biologically younger than their more solitary counterparts, as measured by epigenetic markers.
—Hasmik Kirakosyan, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The health care provider will also run tests to find blood markers called autoantibodies, which help in confirming the diagnosis.
—Kevin Deane, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marker
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But the biggest companies are losing customers to upstart brands or private-label products, according to Bain partner Peter Horsley.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Issues include the potential for impurities in the products, possible immune reactions and a lack of safety warnings on labels.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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Some of her members already have to rely on costly temporary workers from agencies, while others turn prospective clients away because of a lack of staff to provide quality care.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Cary Jenkins,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hiring the same team is becoming a Baillie trait (they re-hired the same architect for the Southern Ocean Lodge rebuild), so for Huka Lodge, Virginia Fisher, the interior designer behind the 1984 renovation, was enlisted 40 years later.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
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The panel highlighted how AI tools have democratized certain aspects of filmmaking while raising new questions about copyright and attribution.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Traditional broadcast buys ran hundreds of thousands of dollars with murky attribution.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The mark also set a record for most points by a teenager in NBA history, surpassing Cliff Robinson’s 45 points scored on March 9, 1980 — the same year Norm Sonju co-founded the Mavericks and just one year before the franchise drafted Aguirre with the first overall pick in 1981.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Don’t forget Knueppel is already the fastest player to reach 100 made career 3-pointers, establishing the impressive mark 12 games quicker than Utah’s Lauri Markkanen, who held the record until Knueppel shattered it.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Marker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marker. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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