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
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
And yet this life style seemed demarcated by objects that were ugly, strange, and uncanny.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The team confirmed 13 of them — demarcated with an asterisk below — and The Charlotte Observer independently confirmed the four others.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
And yet this life style seemed demarcated by objects that were ugly, strange, and uncanny.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcated
Verb
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Out went a goalkeeper defined by his reflexes and shot-stopping heroics and in came one to reshape the way United would both defend and attack.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In large-scale poultry operations, chickens are typically raised in very confined spaces, which offers them little to no opportunity for movement — let alone social enrichment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a circumscribed way to open the soju bottle, a correct way to pour and drink.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Start small and run experiments, such as applying for a first grant or running a bounded peer-to-peer campaign.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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My sense so far is that migration is becoming more bounded (notably from Africa to Europe), more regional and with a greater emphasis on cultural assimilation.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
4 June 2022
Adjective
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This memo defined preferential treatment as providing opportunities that disadvantages other qualified persons.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The defending world champions had already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, but Thursday was a celebration of Messi’s sterling international career.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Demarcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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