as in defining
to mark the limits of
the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area
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“Delimiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delimiting. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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