delimited

verb

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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  • The state indictment is a classic murder case, prosecutors argued, and murder is generally not defined by federal statutes.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026
  • From its origins in Haiti, it was defined by work without consent.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
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