as in to define
to mark the limits of a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map

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Recent Examples of demarcate Moscow’s push to establish the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in 2002 and the Eurasian Economic Union in 2014 aimed to demarcate a Russian sphere of influence in the Eurasian region. Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021 Although the current appellation system didn’t come into effect until 1936, the wine growing boundaries of Moulin-a-Vent were first demarcated in 1924. Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 In this way, Mangione’s act and the response demarcate a new moment, one in which acts of political violence are no longer confined to extremists with fringe views, but widely accepted. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024 Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for demarcate 

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“Demarcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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