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 Manchin raised eyebrows by endorsing Collins against Democrat Troy Jackson, marking the second consecutive cycle Manchin has backed his former colleague. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 On Sunday, Aisling Camps kicked off the penultimate day of New York Fashion Week with a show at Bortolami Gallery in Tribeca, marking her runway debut. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026 Tallman never returned to Drastic Measures, marking an end to a seven-year working relationship with Sanders. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The 2029 World Athletics Championships will be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, marking the first time that the event will be staged on the African continent. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons operating under NATO command scrambled overnight and shot down a drone over Lithuania, marking the first time a drone has been downed in the Baltic nation's airspace, officials said Tuesday. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Tech stocks slid worldwide Monday after another jump in oil prices briefly pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to 5%, marking the bond market’s latest pressure-raising milestone. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will open their 2026 regular season Monday night at home against the Denver Broncos, marking the star tight end's first regular-season game since marrying Taylor Swift this summer. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Different chemical elements absorb and emit different wavelengths of light, marking that spectrum with different characteristic fingerprints. — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for marking

Verb

The bilingual document laid out guidelines for labeling AI content and developing systems for rapid AI risk detection.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Former Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel blasted Acho online, labeling him an attention-seeking gossip queen.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of labeling

Verb

However, Bartiromo's attorney, Bryan Freedman, has challenged reports characterizing her departure as a firing.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
All this coastal media was descending on this small town and characterizing it in terms of this one really bad thing.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of characterizing

Verb

Northern Illinois drops after not recording a first down at Iowa until late in the third quarter against the Hawkeyes' third-string defense.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Reliever Seth Halvorsen gave up three hits without recording an out in the ninth, but the Dodgers had built up enough of a lead to weather a Washington (67-76) comeback attempt.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

Models capable of finding vulnerabilities and identifying attack paths can dramatically reduce the time and expertise required for discovery.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Coral made up a significant share of the intake, and identifying it can be painstaking.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

According to Mason Huddleston, an urban agriculturalist at Oklahoma State University Extension, one of the plant’s most distinguishing features is its smooth, hollow stem, marked with purple or reddish-purple spots.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
Another study found that almost half the country has difficulty distinguishing American Jews from the Israeli government.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

Verb

Out of those three players, Zizic played the most for the Cavs, logging 113 games over three seasons.

— Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Of those, 6,100 volunteers protected 440 synagogues and nearly 100 Jewish events, logging more than 300,000 guard hours across 24 states.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of logging

Verb

Future research, potentially tagging myrtle warblers directly on the California wintering grounds, will shed more light on this population and why certain individuals follow a different migration route.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Tolle, instead of simply tagging Canzone, hugged him for the out.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of tagging

Verb

Today, companies can go far beyond reading comments from customers in response to surveys, or transcribing call center interactions, to analyze not just the words but the elusive sentiment and intent behind those words.

— Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
And the days are coming when AI is meaningfully involved in clinical care, beyond just transcribing our own words, and the follow-up recommendation deviates from the standard of care.

— Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026