Mark and Spy

Mark

Mark verb - To attach an identifying slip to.

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Spy and mark are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a verb "Mark".

Nearby Words: marked, marker, marking, marksman, markup

Spy verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there

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Mark and spy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mark" instead a verb "Spy".

Nearby Word: spying

old	old mark	old spy
perfect	perfect mark	perfect spy
certain	certain mark	certain spy
real	real mark	real spy
Other adjectives: bad, potential, young, famous, personal, white, new, last, red, invisible.

people	mark people	spy people
position	mark position	spy position
someone	mark someone	spy someone
time	mark time	spy time
Other words: way, products, enemies, locations.

However, the mark is Kenshin, not Tomoe, who is a spy for Kenshin's Genre Savvy enemies, who intended to invoke this trope on purpose in order to use her as a hostage and lure Kenshin into a trap.

Source: In Love with the Mark
In the episode that provides the page quote, he persuades a mark to give him access to his stolen painting by telling him that he's trying to protect it from a spy.

Source: Investigator Impersonation
And so, the mark never sees the princess again, and the con man, princess, and Spanish spy agent all split the take.

Source: Spanish Prisoner

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Spy and Mark. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mark/spy

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Spy or Mark. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mark/spy.

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