MAKE ONE'S MARK Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

make one's mark

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Definition of make one's mark

as in make it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment They made their mark on the scientific world with a groundbreaking discovery.

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Instead of fighting with Whitney, Lindsay has a talk with Yvonne about how Lindsay ruined Yvonne’s wedding by making it all about her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Andruw Monasterio broke the ice with a solo home run, and a couple of batters later Ceddanne Rafaela followed with a two-run shot to make it 3-0.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

Definition of make it

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Snowflake is getting there by separating the context a customer declares from the context the platform derives on its own.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Even if the previous year’s partner shows up late, Kempenaers notes, the one who got there first will typically stay with its new partner.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026

Definition of get there

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The Omdia data shows that 68% of enterprises plan to evaluate changes to their observability solutions within the next six months, your window to get ahead of the cost curve rather than respond to it.

— Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner.

— James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of get ahead

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Baby carrots aren't just a marketing gimmick or a way to get kids to eat their vegetables—they were originally developed as a way to make good use of misshapen or imperfect carrots.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
But the president has done little to hide his frustration over his inability to make good on that pledge.

— Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

Definition of make good

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