mark (off)

as in to define
to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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Verb
  • And what will define a successful correspondents' dinner for the Hilton?
    Major Garrett, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
  • So, how exactly do brands arrive at the perfect shade to define the year ahead?
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • But quelling counter-attacks in one direction generally limits them in the other too.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • For the Howards, renovations are a chance to bring the house back to life—not just limit the damage wrought by the fire 85 years ago.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • The now-viral clip shared the moment Minnie was gleefully bounding around the backyard as hail pelts the ground—and occasionally, her back.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • But given that the inner bay is bounded by roadways with runoff and home to a handful of Department of Environmental Protection sewage outlets, the problem is hard to pin on any one source.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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