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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Few sports are as defined by fallow periods as baseball.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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And so far, the focus has been on growing disapproval among Gen Zers, who are currently defined as spanning 13 to 28 years old, with dates of birth ranging from 1997 to 2012.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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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Barrett understood its more circumscribed project.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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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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Formerly known as North County Health Services, the federally qualified health center has 22 locations in the region.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nix, on the flip side, currently has the worst rating in the league on intermediate throws among 31 qualified NFL quarterbacks.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Demarcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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