mark (off)

Definition of mark (off)next
as in to define
to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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Verb
  • This is in direct conflict with how both Virginia and federal law define an election.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Vegetables end up being the defining criteria.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The ex-Yankee also limited his former employer to three hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight over 101 pitches.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
  • Rather than operating at scale, boutique matchmaking limits the number of clients in order to maintain a higher level of attention per individual.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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  • The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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