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
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.
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Adjective
As officers moved in to arrest them, Turner drove over a curb, hit a marked police car and sped away onto the street, according to police.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Videos showed that the convoy of marked ambulances were driving with headlights and flashing emergency lights on.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The severity of the stock drawdown to start Trump's presidency stands in marked contrast to the initial euphoria following his November election victory, when the S&P 500 surged to all-time highs amid confidence the former businessman would bring about much hoped for tax cuts and deregulation.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
These explorations of the mind had a marked influence on their music and, as a result, the culture at large.
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“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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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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