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demarcate

[dih-mahr-kayt, dee-mahr-kayt] / dɪˈmɑr keɪt, ˈdi mɑrˌkeɪt /


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To demarcate the borders of his $15 million deal, Jefferson sent out a Corps of Discovery—including young U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

In the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+ businesses and historic gayborhoods, creating a visual map of the queer world.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024

Like their Jedi namesake, Skywalker gibbons cannot swim, so rivers tend to demarcate their species boundaries.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024

If the American-brokered effort now moves to an attempt to demarcate the Blue Line as a permanent international land border, both Israel and Lebanon will want to be in the best starting position.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023

It seems likely that just this deliberate practice may serve to more clearly demarcate truth from falsehood in the individual's mind.

From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by William Healy

The Yellow Line demarcates territory in Gaza still under Israeli control under the ceasefire deal.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

The so-called yellow line demarcates the boundary inside the Gaza Strip that Israeli troops have withdrawn behind, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

Language is often assumed to be the quality that demarcates human singularity, Dr. Dehaene noted, but perhaps there is something that is more basic, more fundamental.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022

This is because consciousness in her view is a watershed that demarcates “special legal and ethical obligations” for its makers and users.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2019

The Devils Thumb demarcates the Alaska-British Columbia border east of Petersburg, a fishing village accessible only by boat or plane.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

"The fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths shall override the privilege of a motorised vehicle," he declared.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The border in the area is porous and poorly demarcated, which contributed to Lebanese nationals settling in Syria and facilitated the smuggling for which the region is known.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

What was once a regional sport with deep roots and clearly demarcated borders has morphed into a sprawling battle where geography and tradition have been pushed into the background.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

This absence distorts time or those edges of days or weeks or months that were once so clearly demarcated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

She stood looking at the line of trees that demarcated the woods as clearly as any doorway.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Thai authorities are investigating if negligence was what led to the deadly inferno at a Bangkok bar late on Sunday, as survivors reported doors being locked and the lack of signage demarcating emergency exits.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

President Joe Biden, mediated a landmark deal demarcating Lebanon and Israel’s maritime border inked in 2022.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

Amid R&B performances and Cajun food trucks, his name was everywhere from the video screens lining the event’s main thoroughfare to the Bakewell Media Music Stage demarcating its southernmost end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid says U.S. mediation has clinched a deal with Lebanon demarcating the maritime boundary, calling it a historic agreement.

From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2022

The light flickered over the paper as the old woman crouched down and stared at the lines demarcating the Great Wood, the river Nir, the Kell.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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