1
: the act, process, or an instance of making or giving a mark
2
a
: a mark made
b
: arrangement, pattern, or disposition of marks
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The new species was identified by its fingers, toes, throat marking, skin texture, eye color and other subtle physical features, the study said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
This hidden marking suggested that the site marked on the map was home to a previously unknown English settlement.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Before burying the bodies, Cardozo recorded any identifying markings, as well as where each body had been found, and where it was buried.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
Personal Style Rocking a display of face markings, FKA twigs steps out for the Rick Owens menswear fashion show on Jan. 23 in Paris.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
This hidden marking suggested that the site marked on the map was home to a previously unknown English settlement.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Before burying the bodies, Cardozo recorded any identifying markings, as well as where each body had been found, and where it was buried.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
Personal Style Rocking a display of face markings, FKA twigs steps out for the Rick Owens menswear fashion show on Jan. 23 in Paris.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Marking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marking. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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marking
noun
mark·ing
ˈmär-kiŋ 
1
: the act, process, or an instance of making or giving a mark
the teacher's marking was considered to be fair
2
: a mark made
3
: an arrangement or pattern of marks (as on the coat of an animal)
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