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Recent Examples of delimit
Ranegras Plain, delimited by a ring of small mountain ranges, covers some 912 square miles and includes the towns of Bouse, Brenda, Utting and Vicksburg.
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Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In total, there are 10 points available in this example that delimit nine sections.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to the dispute over the Senkaku Islands, Japan has accused China of continuing to construct structures for oil and gas development in the East China Sea, where the two countries have yet to delimit their 230-mile-wide exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The search was reinforced in the area delimited by the previous flights.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 May 2025
Master the art of delimiting information Separating information properly affects your results significantly.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Infatuation opens his characters to, and delimits the extent of their participation in, the world.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Some of those words must remain embedded in Prosecco Superiore, the legal term tied to DOCG to indicate both zones precisely delimited by notions of quality, grapes, culture, history, and soils.
—Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
After the initial burials, the cemetery, which was delimited by ditches and the road, became more densely populated toward the end of the first century B.C. and the start of the first century A.D., officials said.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In total, there are 10 points available in this example that delimit nine sections.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to the dispute over the Senkaku Islands, Japan has accused China of continuing to construct structures for oil and gas development in the East China Sea, where the two countries have yet to delimit their 230-mile-wide exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The search was reinforced in the area delimited by the previous flights.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 May 2025
Master the art of delimiting information Separating information properly affects your results significantly.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Infatuation opens his characters to, and delimits the extent of their participation in, the world.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Some of those words must remain embedded in Prosecco Superiore, the legal term tied to DOCG to indicate both zones precisely delimited by notions of quality, grapes, culture, history, and soils.
—Susan H. Gordon, Phd, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
After the initial burials, the cemetery, which was delimited by ditches and the road, became more densely populated toward the end of the first century B.C. and the start of the first century A.D., officials said.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delimit
define
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Their rugged endurance is what endears Jeeps to car-lovers with a sense of history and who appreciate the significance of a vehicle that defined an indefatigable generation.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lyra’s existence pushes back against the moral absolutes and gendered expectations that define her world and seek to limit her agency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Delimit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delimit. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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