mark (off)

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

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  • Clean lines, classic shapes and unexpected edges define Jade Ruzzo jewels.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • This was bricolage in the mode of postmodernism, to use a term that Jencks had a leading role in propagating, defining it in multiple competing and overlapping (some would say maddening) ways.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • The prosecutor’s office has had to limit the amount of transcripts available to attorneys, since transcripts are ordered at cost, and has had to revert to collecting depositions virtually.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
  • Golden State’s defense swarmed Plum with traps and forced the ball out of her hands, limiting her to 16 points on six-of-18 shooting, including two for 10 from beyond the arc.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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  • This premise bounds the scope of the rest of this discussion, knowing that the arguments for resuming the last three-quarters of a century into the future centuries have also been articulated in passionate public advocacy.
    Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Despite this notion’s connection with settlements and colonialism, its landscape also suggests a tabula rasa, bounding with potential to harness, beauty to reap, and the capability to inspire artistic creativity and love.
    David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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