1
: having an identifying mark
marked playing cards
2
or
ˈmär-kəd 
: having a distinctive or emphasized character
has a marked drawl
3
a
: enjoying fame or notoriety
Winning the tournament made her a marked woman.
b
: being an object of attack, suspicion, or vengeance
To his enemies, the rebel leader was a marked man.
4
: overtly signaled by a linguistic feature
with most English nouns the plural is the marked number
marked
2 of 2past tense of mark entry 2
Synonyms
Examples of marked in a Sentence
Adjective
He speaks with a marked accent.
There was a marked change in her attitude.
There's been a marked improvement in the weather.
Recent Examples on the Web
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2024
Customers can bring up to five denim items, in any condition, to a Target store and drop them in the marked in-store boxes.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
The victim, an unidentified woman in her late 20s, was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk at Victory Boulevard and Beck Avenue around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a Toyota Corolla heading west on Victory Boulevard, police said.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Soon after his site was shut down, Dotcom was arrested by New Zealand police who descended on his luxury mansion in Auckland in two marked helicopters and had to cut their way into a locked safe room to reach him.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Cross streets at marked crosswalks or intersections.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2024
Customers can bring up to five denim items, in any condition, to a Target store and drop them in the marked in-store boxes.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
The victim, an unidentified woman in her late 20s, was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk at Victory Boulevard and Beck Avenue around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a Toyota Corolla heading west on Victory Boulevard, police said.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Soon after his site was shut down, Dotcom was arrested by New Zealand police who descended on his luxury mansion in Auckland in two marked helicopters and had to cut their way into a locked safe room to reach him.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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marked
adjective1
: having an identifying mark
a marked card
2
: noticeable, conspicuous
speaks with a marked accent
3
a
: being a person on whom attention is focused
b
: being an object of attack or suspicion
a marked man
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