as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car
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Recent Examples of earmark
Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Of the 525 grape varieties catalogued throughout Georgia before this policy, Soviet administrators earmarked the 40 most resilient and productive varieties (a number that included those to be used as table grapes).
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
Tammy Baldwin uses earmarks while Hovde's stance unclear The use of earmarks in federal bills to steer federal funds toward specific projects in states have produced divergent views among Wisconsin lawmakers.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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Pedal Ahead has collected more than half of the $10 million earmarked to date from the $30 million-plus allocated to the effort by the state Legislature.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Of the 525 grape varieties catalogued throughout Georgia before this policy, Soviet administrators earmarked the 40 most resilient and productive varieties (a number that included those to be used as table grapes).
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence Andrea takes a look at the issue and how Wisconsin's current lawmakers embrace earmarks.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
Tammy Baldwin uses earmarks while Hovde's stance unclear The use of earmarks in federal bills to steer federal funds toward specific projects in states have produced divergent views among Wisconsin lawmakers.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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The village dedicated a new police station as part of the Public Safety Campus in 2018.Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Homeless advocates, in fact, debate whether the organizations that dedicate money, resources and volunteers to bring food and such may be doing more harm than good.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Stewart's ability to hit for power could be an attractive attribute for a team that hit 160 home runs in 2024 — 25th in Major League Baseball.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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There were clear attributes to like and clear room for growth there all along.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Hoppus has survived a terrifying health ordeal, and is ready to devote himself full-time to music.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
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Science — to which Mann is supposed to be devoted — inevitably involves disagreement.The Editors, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Other election experts that the government allowed to witness the vote said polling records posted online by the opposition appear to exhibit all of the original security features.Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Establishing new traditions by honoring old ones has become a notable feature of Loewe’s Chinese New Year campaign.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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The program allows for state income tax exemption for five years, offering investors in big projects to save up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year per project in property tax savings.Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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That’s the kind of obscure situation Red Note has saved people out of.Yaling Jiang, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Meet other stamp collectors to talk, trade, buy or sell, United States and foreign.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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The conglomerate made sure its stamp was all over the event with Chaumet designing the medals, Louis Vuitton handling the torch trunks, and Berluti creating the athlete’s uniforms.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rums made from sugar cane juice are also more expressive of terroir and vintage characteristics.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The characteristics of the outer settlement have significance for understanding what kinds of sites these mega-fortresses were, according to the researcher.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Though there's plenty to do and see in the Dolomites, there's much to keep travelers busy on the Forestis property, too.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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After analyzing these genetic sequences, scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found a few mutations that weren’t detected in infected chickens on the man's property, suggesting that the virus began changing after infecting him.Alice Park, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Earmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earmark. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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