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adjective

as in confined

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verb

past tense of demarcate
as in defined
to mark the limits of a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map

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Recent Examples of demarcated
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The graves are arranged on terraces identified with letters and demarcated with white stones to distinguish them from the rest of the cemetery. — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 The land was only officially demarcated as Indigenous territory in 2005. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 The line there was visible, demarcated by a wide dirt path and small yellow markings. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 Instead, Yoo provides pearls of thoughtful surrealist images on a long string, a new sentence only demarcated by a capital letter. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Voyager 1 is nestled in the space demarcated by that stellar pyramid. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2026 Carolina Panthers opponents in 2026 Divisional opponents are demarcated with an asterisk. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026 The two countries have long disagreed on stretches of their 500-mile border that had been demarcated under French colonial rule, especially around the Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom temples, and have clashed several times over the years, including between 2008 and 2011. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Dec. 2025 Despite a recent calming in runaway home values in metro Denver, the $650,000 median price of a detached home in October still demarcated a housing market that was out of reach for many. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcated
  1. confined
  2. defined
  3. circumscribed
  4. bounded
  5. qualified
Adjective
  • Roughly the size of a large dog and weighing more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms), the quadruped robot is designed to navigate industrial facilities that include staircases, narrow walkways, uneven surfaces, and confined spaces.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • Sewers can contain numerous hazards, including noxious and potentially deadly gases, unstable surfaces, flooding risks, and confined spaces.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Size representation on the runway this season was defined by a more fragmented set of ideals.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • Remarkably, in a game defined by the South American team’s lack of sportsmanship, this became the first World Cup game in which a Paraguay player did not receive a yellow card since 1998.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of defined
Adjective
  • Signs will redirect cyclists around the circumscribed area, requiring them in some cases to take winding alternative routes.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, their lives have become this circumscribed.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of circumscribed
Adjective
  • They are limited in scope, supervised closely and based on bounded data.
    — Stephane Gervais, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Shibari, or Japanese rope bondage, is a beautiful art form, blending technique and creativity, where knots are carefully designed, and the bounded body is the canvas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of bounded
Adjective
  • Lopes, the captain of Shamrock Rovers, who won a domestic double last season, qualified for Cape Verde through his father, Carlos, who grew up there.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Small businesses are struggling to hire, with 62% trying to fill positions but 84% unable to find qualified applicants, revealing a significant skills gap.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of qualified

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“Demarcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcated. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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