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
  • Corporate Traveler, the flagship SME division of Flight Centre Travel Group, announced the release of its Business Travel 2025 Year-in-Review, an annual report delivering a comprehensive retrospective of the key trends, behaviors and destinations that defined the business travel over the past year.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But while his own work is marked by coincidences and unexpected bookends, some provided by the universe and some engineered by the filmmaker, at its core, it’s defined by an unswerving faith in the boundless eccentricities and fascinating fixations of other people.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That restriction has limited what microscopic devices can do.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Expanding Your Definition of Value Fixating solely on salary limits your negotiating power.
    Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than leave, community leaders rallied to defend the site, leading to the creation of Sakura Square and Tamai Tower on the block bounded by Larimer, 20th, Lawrence and 19th Streets.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Each time Ivy's owner, Ryan, draws nearer, the dog fakes him out and bounds away, tail wagging.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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