as in distinction
the state of being kept distinct
the lines of demarcation between art and entertainment are often blurry
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Recent Examples of demarcation
The Hotline would argue the demarcation point wasn’t the competitive shift from non-conference play to the league season but, rather, the early-December injury to center Mo Krivas.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The key demarcation between ER and The Pitt is a roughly real-time format.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
This evolution has created a clear demarcation in content strategy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
The big change occurred somewhere around the Newport concert, and the arrival of the Beatles and The Stones, and the worsening of the Vietnam War, and the assassinations, and Woodstock, became demarcations of of a dramatic cultural shift.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The key demarcation between ER and The Pitt is a roughly real-time format.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
This evolution has created a clear demarcation in content strategy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
The big change occurred somewhere around the Newport concert, and the arrival of the Beatles and The Stones, and the worsening of the Vietnam War, and the assassinations, and Woodstock, became demarcations of of a dramatic cultural shift.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcation
Noun
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Technical Architecture Supports Continuous Improvement The distinction between NeMo and Nvidia’s Inference Microservices, branded as NIMs, lies in their complementary functions.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Even for the big names, the distinction between the pure and the pragmatic holds fast.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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James tried to drive but couldn’t create separation as the shot-clock buzzer sounded.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Since 2021, there have been 85 recorded events involving a potentially dangerous near-miss between a helicopter and a plane – defined as a lateral separation of less than 1,500 feet and a vertical separation of less than 200 feet, the National Transportation Safety Board said in March.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The high court is likely to rule discrimination suits related to education don't face a higher bar.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The suit was dismissed earlier this month on the grounds of a two-year statute of limitations under state discrimination law.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Demarcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcation. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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