as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
well defined guidelines on the range of activities in which the intelligence agency can engage
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as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west
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as in bounded
to mark the limits of
the river defines the town on the south
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as in described
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends
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as in specified
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done
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Recent Examples of defined
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The blacklist has yet to be defined by the president’s lawyers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Zillow defined home affordability as mortgage payments on a typical house in the market without exceeding 30% of the median household income.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 22 Feb. 2026
Once a monochrome city defined by the Troubles, Belfast is now alive with soulful creativity.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
That imbalance defined Nets performance that swung between resilience and missed opportunity.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Despite efforts by festival leadership to keep the focus on cinema, the 2026 Berlinale has been defined as much by social media outrage and geopolitical debate as by the films themselves.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Across the festival’s juries, the Berlinale’s winners represented the political tensions that defined this year’s festival.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2026
The Gitana name became more defined in the postwar decades under Baron Edmond de Rothschild, who insisted that each new boat reflect the most advanced thinking of its time.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Rob Edwards was in little doubt about the moment that defined Wolverhampton Wanderers’ defeat by Crystal Palace.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The blacklist has yet to be defined by the president’s lawyers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Zillow defined home affordability as mortgage payments on a typical house in the market without exceeding 30% of the median household income.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 22 Feb. 2026
Once a monochrome city defined by the Troubles, Belfast is now alive with soulful creativity.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
That imbalance defined Nets performance that swung between resilience and missed opportunity.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Despite efforts by festival leadership to keep the focus on cinema, the 2026 Berlinale has been defined as much by social media outrage and geopolitical debate as by the films themselves.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Across the festival’s juries, the Berlinale’s winners represented the political tensions that defined this year’s festival.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2026
The Gitana name became more defined in the postwar decades under Baron Edmond de Rothschild, who insisted that each new boat reflect the most advanced thinking of its time.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defined
Adjective
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Time-restricted eating has recently surged in popularity due to its potential to improve heart health and aid in weight loss, the researchers noted.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The company referenced the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932, a federal Congressional law that heavily restricted courts’ jurisdiction to issue injunctions in cases involving a labor dispute.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The investigation is continuing to determine whether any other cases can be traced to this infection.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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But as Rubio said, cowboy lineage can be traced to the Iberian Peninsula — as far back as the late medieval era, before Spain as a nation even existed.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Information would go from bounded to ubiquitous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When 250-million-year-old fossil remains were first described in 1972, they were thought to belong to a single species of marine amphibian, Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the neighboring western state of Colima, one resident described how edgy residents rushed to supermarkets in a surge of panic buying to secure cooking oil, toilet paper and other staples.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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After publication, the spokesperson also specified that Ruemmler didn’t see Epstein as the victim in this matter.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Claimed to be an all-weather solution, the system provides precision, even in limited visibility scenarios.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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For instance, purebred Tajima Kuoge Wagyu cow beef, aged a minimum of 36 months, is supplied to a very limited number of restaurants worldwide, including Tsukimi, the Japanese eatery at the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Takaichi won a landslide in a snap election this month, and in her first speech since the vote outlined her new, assertive agenda.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The cemetery was a communal space, yet each fence demarcated a private domain—my nature, my virtues, my gait, my mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Voyager 1 is nestled in the space demarcated by that stellar pyramid.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defined. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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