earmark
noun
any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic.
earmarks
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present tense formof earmark (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Her website puts on vivid display, in map and list form, the specific earmarks she has landed.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Could it become tricky to find votes in the Senedd for a budget if Plaid earmarks cash for that exercise?
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Yet the bills showered $8 billion in earmarks on members’ home districts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
The April 2025 sale of an IonQ system to a Chattanooga, Tenn., municipal power company, says Wolfpack, was funded two-thirds by IonQ itself, and one-third by the federal earmarks of a Tennessee congressman.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
She might have to take them on a train, and she couldn’t ride on a train with her clothing torn, it was one of the earmarks of the fugitive.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
