as in distinction
the state of being kept distinct the lines of demarcation between art and entertainment are often blurry

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Recent Examples of demarcation Momentum shifts after Dicker kick The clear line of demarcation in this Chargers win was their successful fair-catch kick at the end of the first half. Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024 Video shared by the South Korean Defense Ministry showed several explosions on roads on the north side of the military demarcation line that separates two Koreas. Gawon Bae, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 In 2022, Chinese aircraft began routinely flying over the median line in the Taiwan Strait, a demarcation that both sides had previously respected for over half a century. David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024 There’s also clearer demarcations between casual and dressier fashions. David Moin, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for demarcation 
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Noun
  • Right now, the Knicks hover on the edge of that distinction.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The distinction between a diplomatic negotiator and an intelligence operative is vague in the region, and Mr. Burns’s arrivals and departures could be stealthy.
    Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As the second Trump administration brazenly bulldozes the vaunted wall of separation between church and state, such destruction will also erode precious individual liberties which depend on keeping dogma out of government.
    Annie Laurie Gaylor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The presence of Felicity Jones, lovely here as an almost gossamer presence in Robert’s life, in the cast removes another few degrees of separation from that 2024 film.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
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  • The regression of these protections could heighten systemic challenges, leaving Black women vulnerable to exploitation and discrimination.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The actions, while expected, represent an abrupt about-face for a department that had for the past four years aggressively investigated high-profile instances of violence and systemic discrimination in local law enforcement and government agencies.
    Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025

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

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