delimited

past tense of delimit
as in defined
to mark the limits of the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area

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Recent Examples of delimited American power must be delimited; it must not be overstretched. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025 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. Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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defined
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  • Increasingly, loyalty is being defined by the entire trip—not simply the hotel stay.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If his startup years were defined by pitch decks and investor updates, Philips’ life now is defined by alarms and factory floors.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Delimited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delimited. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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