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checkmark

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[chek-mahrk] / ˈtʃɛkˌmɑrk /

verb (used with object)

  1. to indicate by a check mark.


Etymology

Origin of checkmark

First recorded in 1955–60; check 1 + mark 1

Example Sentences

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X in June sought to mollify the EU by adding a disclaimer to the checkmark.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

Now, though, it is necessary to pay to subscribe to X Premium to receive a checkmark.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2024

But part of the sell is that without that $8 checkmark, Twitter is just worse.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2023

You can buy a blue checkmark but you can’t buy Louis CK’s red carpet.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2023

Peggy pencils in a little checkmark in the red folder, and says, “Did you have a good New Year?”

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

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