as in distinction
the state of being kept distinct
the lines of demarcation between art and entertainment are often blurry
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Recent Examples of demarcation
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev instead both pledged to continue work on sensitive issues such as border demarcation.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Advertisement There have been attempts to clarify demarcations.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 June 2025
The key demarcation between ER and The Pitt is a roughly real-time format.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Advertisement There have been attempts to clarify demarcations.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 June 2025
The key demarcation between ER and The Pitt is a roughly real-time format.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demarcation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcation
Noun
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Messaging must make distinctions, but also avoid getting lost in parenthetic abstractions or potentially easier-to-discredit targets.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Whether the drivers know this and whether the police officers can recognize these distinctions isn’t yet clear.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some immigrants fear returning to their native countries due to violence and instability, while others face the risk of deportation and family separation.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This past July, the conservative advocacy group America First Legal requested a federal investigation of the chain due to its alleged discrimination against white employees.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Economic inequality coupled with racial discrimination in admissions meant most Black families remained systematically excluded from private schools.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Demarcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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