demarcates

present tense third-person singular of demarcate
as in defines
to mark the limits of a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map

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defines
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  • The agency defines poverty for a family of four as income below $31,000.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Establish Governance To Protect Employee Attention Establish a simple governance system that defines the purpose, cadence and target audience for each internal communications tool and ensure leadership consistently enforces and models the governance.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Demarcates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcates. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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