checkmark

[ chek-mahrk ]

verb (used with object)

1. to indicate by a check mark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of checkmark¹

First recorded in 1955–60; check ¹ + mark ¹

Example Sentences

Musk said last week that all X accounts with more than 2,500 verified subscriber followers would get Premium features — which includes a checkmark — for free going forward, and that accounts with over 5,000 would get Premium+ for free.

From Seattle Times

But now it has become a combination of the two - with a person simply seen as prominent if they are followed by enough people with a checkmark of their own.

From BBC

Anyone who completes both steps will be given a blue checkmark.

From BBC

"A blue checkmark account that bears the name and profile image of Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, also indicates it is 'ID verified', a service that X offers to premium subscribers as a way to prevent impersonation. X requires users to submit a government-issued ID and a selfie to get verified in this way, though it is unclear if Nasrallah did so", it added.

From BBC

All of the posts and users TTP found violated at least one of X's safety rules, according to the watchdog, the breach of which the platform states may result in the loss of the blue checkmark and even account suspension.

From Salon