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
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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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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The pick is a marked turn from outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who cracked down on digital assets following a 2022 market rout that unveiled fraudulent practices and resulted in expensive blowups, including the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX, followed by crypto lenders Genesis and Celsius.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Social media scholar Jessica Maddox recently argued that in just the past 18 months, there’s been a marked uptick in efforts to legally safeguard the labor and finances of young social media stars.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s a marked improvement for the Belgian national airline that was rated No. 12 last year.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
With drivers like Justin Haley, Michael McDowell, and Carson Hocevar joining the ranks, Spire Motorsports is making marked improvements in its talent pool.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The pick is a marked turn from outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who cracked down on digital assets following a 2022 market rout that unveiled fraudulent practices and resulted in expensive blowups, including the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX, followed by crypto lenders Genesis and Celsius.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Social media scholar Jessica Maddox recently argued that in just the past 18 months, there’s been a marked uptick in efforts to legally safeguard the labor and finances of young social media stars.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s a marked improvement for the Belgian national airline that was rated No. 12 last year.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Marked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marked. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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