Thesaurus results for MARKERS

markers

noun

plural of marker

as in labels

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 characteristics

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 markers The thunderstorm was also affecting parts of I-35 in Missouri between mile markers 62 and 80. —

Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 Use buttons to filter wildfires; tap markers for details. —

Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 June 2026 Blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin resistance and inflammation markers did not significantly improve. —

Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 Omene plans to regularly measure blood samples and track changes in cancer markers, and biopsy participants' abdominal fat cells every six months, to see how those respond, in terms of hormones or inflammation. —

Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 9 June 2026 Instead of kittenfishing, aim to craft a profile that tells a story, something that goes deeper than the superficial markers so many hide behind. —

Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Diagnosis depends on combining clinical findings with multiple laboratory markers, which is why doctors often pull from several tests rather than relying on one number. —

Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 The study, the Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium-Down Syndrome, is supported by the National Institutes of Health, and is working to identify biological markers of Down syndrome. —

Ciara McCarthy 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026 And extra-institutional efforts to install public art, murals, and historical markers pervaded all fifty states. —

Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026

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Brands may be gearing up for a European summer, but over the past couple of months, many European luxury labels — and with them, brand executives, fashion journalists, and VICs — have flitted between the coasts of the United States.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 11 June 2026
In Soroban, the IRS looked past legal labels and attacked active participants in the business, threatening the valuable limited partner exception from self-employment tax.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026