as in defining
to mark the limits of
a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map
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Recent Examples of demarcating
Vuitton expects its special-edition Monogram products to be collectible, and each bag comes with a name tag that doubles as a cardholder, and an inside label demarcating it as part of an anniversary collection.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
The authors conclude that governments should invest in improving existing payment mechanisms and clearly demarcating the responsibilities of private payment providers, regulators, and central banks rather than pursuing new digital products.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
The authors conclude that governments should invest in improving existing payment mechanisms and clearly demarcating the responsibilities of private payment providers, regulators, and central banks rather than pursuing new digital products.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcating
defining
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Cost anxiety has become the defining concern of the application process.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The moment captures the strange overlap now defining the entertainment industry.—
Grant Rindner,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Demarcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcating. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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