Thesaurus results for MARKING

marking

verb

Definition of marking

present participle of mark

as in labeling

to attach an identifying slip to marked each application with a numbered sticker

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Relevance

as in characterizing

to be an important feature of an annual event marked mostly by noise and confusion

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as in recording

to make a written note of mark down the names of those who are planning to attend the dinner

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of marking The media company reported $245 million in revenue from digital platforms including Fandango, marking a nearly 10% year-over-year increase. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 The service described it as its first production contract for a high-energy laser weapon system, marking a shift from prototype development toward procurement and fielding. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 The hotelier has just opened a luxury stay in Malaysia, marking its first outpost in the Asian country. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026 Depending on the voting equipment at the location, voters may receive a paper ballot or use a ballot-marking device. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Pic will be directed by Robert Lorenz (The Marksman), marking the third collaboration between director and Neeson. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026 Advertising revenue grew 23 percent year-over-year to $727 million, marking Roku’s ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026 Studio secretaries clipped their columns before the morning dailies reached the lot, marking any mention of the studio’s stars with red pencil. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 The following year, Zegna returned to Beijing with a show marking 20 years in China. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for marking

Verb

Paide prefers to use simple file folders to organize her papers, and likes labeling those folders with sticky notes written with permanent markers.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Last Thursday, the NYPD released photos of the victim and asked the public’s help finding her, labelling her a missing person.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of labeling

Verb

Many voters interviewed by the Tampa Bay Times parroted lines from those ads characterizing Jolly as a socialist or a supporter of transgender surgeries in children.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Sun’s piece mostly orbits a monochrome palette of heavy, inky black shading (with white outlines) and a lot of line detail, with broad, impressionistic brushstrokes characterizing the landscape — at least some of the time.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of characterizing

Verb

That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

OpenAI said the partnership would bring different expertise and approaches to identifying weaknesses.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint.

— Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

The only thing really distinguishing them is that Tribit has gone for a two-tone design on the case and buds.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
The pouches closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

Verb

Buzelis struggled again, logging more turnovers (five) than points (four) after racking up three early fouls that limited his production.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Collins is from Caribou, and Jackson is from the small logging town of Allagash, which is even further north.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of logging

Verb

The model started sharing photos and videos of the intricate makeup process earlier that day, tagging Marino to give him credit for his work.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
In a series of TikTok videos made yesterday, North West debuted an exaggerated prosthetic chin and slick-black bob, tagging the Bad Girls star.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tagging

Verb

There are even more features on here, like converting audio to MIDI and transcribing your playing into tablature.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
So, instead, Barr begins transcribing Dava’s work—but transcribing turns into editing, and editing into claiming.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026