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Recent Examples of demarcate
The Karman Line, located 62 miles above Earth, demarcates the edge of space.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Ortagus emphasized the need for the Lebanese Army to assert control over all Lebanese territory, not just south of the Litani River -- a boundary demarcated by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 that prohibits armed Hezbollah presence south of the river following the 2006 war with Israel.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2024
The spaces between each panel clearly demarcate one moment in time from the next.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
When Weber and Finger started paying attention to celebrity gossip in the 2000s, glossy magazines reliably demarcated legitimate stars from up-and-comers.
—Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Ortagus emphasized the need for the Lebanese Army to assert control over all Lebanese territory, not just south of the Litani River -- a boundary demarcated by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 that prohibits armed Hezbollah presence south of the river following the 2006 war with Israel.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2024
The spaces between each panel clearly demarcate one moment in time from the next.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
When Weber and Finger started paying attention to celebrity gossip in the 2000s, glossy magazines reliably demarcated legitimate stars from up-and-comers.
—Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcate
define
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Paul Guerlain, the grandson of Jean-Paul Guerlain, although not affiliated with the Guerlain brand, represents the next generation committed to upholding the values that have defined the maison for centuries.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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As international attention turns away from missile strikes and toward diplomacy following the recent ceasefire between Iran and Israel, a deeper, longer-term struggle is quietly taking shape inside the Islamic Republic — one that will define the country’s political future.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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