EARMARKED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

earmarked

verb

past tense of earmark

as in dedicated

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 earmarked If Governor Gavin Newsom decides to sign a bill attempting to lure more postproduction work to California, $10 million has been earmarked to launch the effort, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 The asset a Gen X child had mentally earmarked becomes the funding source for a parent’s final years. — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 All proceeds were earmarked for pediatric cancer research at Vanderbilt. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Melinda French Gates has pledged more than $600 million to women’s health over the past two years, with $215 million of that earmarked for midlife and menopause care and training. — Yulin Hswen, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 But the payments dried up in March 2026, and by April, MGM Excavating was off the job and owed nearly $4 million, much of which was earmarked for its subcontractors. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 The paycheck lands in their checking account and, often within hours, some of that money has already been earmarked for the mortgage or rent, utilities, groceries and other expenses. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The funding had been earmarked for artist salaries, as well as operational support for galleries, among others. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 By formally uniting the issues of hunger and health, however, Mamdani can tap into funding already earmarked for Food as Medicine initiatives, helping address both the financial and health challenges facing the NYCG plan. — Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

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Goldring's case was so complex, the organization sent Suzanne McGuire, a nurse who's dedicated her career to transplant coordination, to the University of Kentucky Transplant Center.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
The building was dedicated in 1893 after 40 years of construction.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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Davis has been the star witness for Nevada prosecutors, who devoted large portions of their case to simply recounting things the murder suspect has said about the 1996 killing of the rap star during a drive-by shooting just off the Las Vegas Strip.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In the later years of her life, Eastman settled in Montana and devoted herself to animal advocacy.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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