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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 tropical cyclone reached Category 5, defined by sustained winds of 157 mph or greater, overnight Friday before losing some of its steam and settling into Category 4’s limits of sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph by Saturday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • How can children manage recurring memories of planes taking down the skyscrapers that defined their childhood landscape?
    — Dr. Victor Fornari, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
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