as in to define
to mark the limits of a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map

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Recent Examples of demarcate Its south is demarcated by Lake Kivu. Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Multiple mountain ranges that demarcate the disparate communities of Los Angeles County create picturesque settings for homes—in dangerous proximity to scrub that is prone to catching fire. Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025 The body creates a coiling pattern, demarcating 20 squares or spaces. Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 Although the current appellation system didn’t come into effect until 1936, the wine growing boundaries of Moulin-a-Vent were first demarcated in 1924. Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for demarcate
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  • Sadly, today’s political revolt is divorced from the cultural and artistic values that define and empower humanity.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that defined the city in the 1990s.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2025

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“Demarcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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