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 arrangement also permitted Cuba to pay for some of the oil by sending doctors, athletic trainers, engineers, and other specialists to Venezuela, marking a significant step in the growing political and economic alliance between the two countries. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026 Charles saw Harry and his family in July, marking the first time the king had seen Meghan, Archie and Lilibet in person in four years. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Explore See latest videos, charts and news The electronic music and arts festival will return to the foothills of Gariwerd from March 5-9, marking a decade since its launch in 2017. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is donating $80 million to boost Democratic candidates, marking a last-minute entry in a US midterm cycle dominated by big spenders. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The yield spread between French 10 year bonds and benchmark German Bunds widened to 146 basis points, marking its highest level in two weeks. — CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Kate Hudson will direct the first episode, marking her television directorial debut. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 In the audio, Shayndi Raice, who Weiss selected as foreign editor, argued against the inclusion of reporting on Palestinian deaths in Holly Williams’ report marking the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 Today, the pair has officially welcomed their Founding 100 into the House, marking a pivotal milestone for a private community intended to challenge how creative industries interact, collaborate and evolve. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for marking

Verb

Crime went up early in his term, and although a Times analysis cast serious doubt on links between the spike and the district attorney’s policies, Gascón’s name became shorthand for labeling a politician as soft on crime.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
After Bowers died —just months after Epstein’s death in August 2019—viral social media posts began labeling Bowers as Jeffrey Epstein’s private wealth banker, which is not true.

— Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of labeling

Verb

Blumenkranz rebuffed those claims, characterizing the current depth of collectors being a mix of longtime collectors who have supported FOG for years alongside a newer generation of collectors, some of whom have made their wealth in tech.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Wilkinson countered that what was at issue was that the network has to go through the early renewal process at all, characterizing it as an act of retaliation that is ripe for district court review.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of characterizing

Verb

After recording a safety, K-State accepted the football and marched 41 yards in eight plays, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Rodriguez.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
In Meta’s case, creepy video-recording incidents and privacy-light tampering have caused severe headaches for the company.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recording

Verb

After Saturday’s tragedy, someone sent him the picture identifying Goulding as one of those killed.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
As tasks like writing code, identifying bugs, or writing emails get automated away by AI, employees at Anthropic have now found that the big picture tasks are increasingly what count.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

The directory identifies each group's mission, ideology, organizational role and documented protest activity, distinguishing direct organizers and participants from supporters and amplifiers.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The pouches also closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

Verb

It's been six years since work for many moved home during the Covid-19 pandemic, opening the possibilities of logging hours anytime and anywhere there's Wi-Fi.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Brady Tkachuk ended his six-game goal-less drought to begin his Florida Panthers career by logging a natural hat trick on Tuesday, scoring three consecutive goals in an eventual 7-3 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of logging

Verb

There's no need to spend an entire weekend tagging your photo library.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Start by tagging interactions by intent, not just resolution, so a pricing objection, a feature gap or a competitor mention becomes something marketing and product can query instead of disappearing the moment the ticket closes.

— Jay Lee, Forbes.com, 13 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