1
as in label
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
the markers on the rock and mineral specimens were old and faded
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as in feature
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
the discovery of a marker for the virus has greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis
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Recent Examples of marker
The change in policy has left trans and nonbinary people scrambling to obtain passports with their correct gender markers.
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor Ukrainian military flags fly from a Donetsk region border marker adorned with military stickers and other unit flags, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 23, 2025.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump also recently signed executive orders restricting transgender participation in the military, ending federal legal recognition of transgender people, and restricting gender marker changes on federal documents.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
As a result of the order, requests for corrections to passports’ gender markers that were underway have been frozen en masse.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor Ukrainian military flags fly from a Donetsk region border marker adorned with military stickers and other unit flags, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 23, 2025.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump also recently signed executive orders restricting transgender participation in the military, ending federal legal recognition of transgender people, and restricting gender marker changes on federal documents.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
As a result of the order, requests for corrections to passports’ gender markers that were underway have been frozen en masse.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marker
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Scott—who has designed for Moschino, Adidas, Longchamp, Christian Louboutin, and his own namesake label—shared a series of posts via Instagram comparing Taylor-Joy’s look to a dress from his spring/summer 1998 collection.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
14 Feb. 2025
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The album was produced by Bay Area rapper P-Lo (who is also featured on the collection) and released by the Golden State Warriors’ own record label, Golden State Entertainment.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Justin Kurzel, whose period crime feature The Order was a genre favorite at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Narrow Road to the Deep North is based on Australian author Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel and has been adapted for the screen by writer Shaun Grant.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Cordless Handheld Vacuum $69 at Wayfair The powerful suction is one of the vacuum’s most impressive features.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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While not all cities’ bus rapid transit lines are the same, the systems are generally defined by several key characteristics: ► Dedicated, bus-only lanes in the center of the roadway.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Actively scan device characteristics for identification.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Knecht can fill it up, and there’s no better quality than that in the NBA.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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Much of the problem is that the quality of the first half of the film sets a standard that the remainder simply couldn’t match.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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McCarthy gives a great performance, playing up the press secretary’s more boorish traits as a gum-guzzling loudmouth that mangles words and twists facts like pretzels.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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This would have meant a high metabolism, leading Ostrom to compare Deinonychus to modern animals with similar traits, such as emus and ostriches.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Feb. 2025
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This favorable combination of attributes is extremely rare, particularly for a large cap company.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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But most people don’t discuss any of these attributes when discussing Hudson.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Van Gogh Museum is known for its rigorous authentication process, which often results in the outright rejection of most attribution requests.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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But the climate attribution team was only able to quantify issues that dealt with the fire weather index, which are the meteorological conditions that add up to fire danger.—
Seth Borenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Benbrook led 19-11 at the end of the first quarter, but Eagle Mountain started the second quarter with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 19-18 at the 5:50 mark of the second period.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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This marks at least the fourth major aviation incident in North America in the past month.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Marker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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