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Recent Examples of demarcate
Israel used the Litani to demarcate a similar zone during its previous occupation of Lebanon.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Instead, Yoo provides pearls of thoughtful surrealist images on a long string, a new sentence only demarcated by a capital letter.
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Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
The book portrays the city as a liminal metropolis where the line demarcating business and crime has been worn faint by heavy footfall from both directions.
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Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The treaty specified that a survey team, comprising both Americans and Mexicans, would demarcate the border between the two countries.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Instead, Yoo provides pearls of thoughtful surrealist images on a long string, a new sentence only demarcated by a capital letter.
—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
The book portrays the city as a liminal metropolis where the line demarcating business and crime has been worn faint by heavy footfall from both directions.
—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The treaty specified that a survey team, comprising both Americans and Mexicans, would demarcate the border between the two countries.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcate
define
Verb
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Victor Willis, Village People’s lead singer, dies Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People who helped define the disco movement of the 1970s, died June 30.
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Instead of looking only for escapements or technical innovation, Newman encourages appreciation of cases, dials, proportions, engraving, and overall design—the same qualities that define today’s most desirable independent watches.
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