Whereas "marked with" is more likely to refer to "soiled with" or "polluted with". "The birthday was wild fun, marked by cheering and playfulness and the host singing a tribute to her mother." …

Dec 20, 2011 · I have heard "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables like "mar-ked" but online dictionaries show only the 1-syllable pronunciation. When should it be pronounced with 2, and …

The difference lies in the essence of the definition. When defining a word using 'marked by', it means that the word describes some quality with a certain special characteristic, whereas …

Jun 26, 2015 · Good discussion. I would add that "marked by" or "characterized by" can apply to person, place or thing; whereas "given to" applies only to sentient beings—entities who can be …

Apr 19, 2021 · 0 I always thought of "red-marked copy" as a standard way of referring to a draft text in which the changes from a previous draft are highlighted.

Mar 22, 2022 · A stretch of time can be marked by ongoing trends or conflicts, say, and a point in time can mark the occasion when something takes place. 14th century England was marked …

What is the difference between naïve and ignorant? I want to make sure I understand the proper meaning and connotation of each word. For example, how would you describe a person who …

Sep 22, 2022 · Merriam-Webster, "obsequious": : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness One of the example sentences illustrates how obsequious can be used in a context to suggest …

Feb 26, 2024 · I recently lost a friend and I’m looking for the words to describe him. He was a man of few words but his words were deliberate, they weren’t spur of the moment thoughts. He …

Jan 14, 2020 · Here, with more generic examples, there does indeed seem to be a disfavouring of commonplace, everyday examples. So a broad-brush answer to "Is the fixed phrase 'many a …