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
  • Yet expectations for the summit’s outcomes are muted, with both leaders facing setbacks at home and abroad that may limit their room to maneuver.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • But the internal federal documents indicate the base's capacity to hold immigration detainees is limited to roughly 400 beds.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 13 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 14 May. 2026.

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