mark (off)

as in to define
to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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  • Sample said constitutional scholars have differed on what exactly defines a constitutional crisis.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • And Christian Nationalism – the belief that the United States is defined by Christianity – has grown.
    Fred L. Pincus, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • Telling a 22-year-old to stop posting online altogether probably won’t get you far, but encouraging them to limit who can see their information is a reasonable compromise.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Trump has also withdrawn from the voluntary Paris Agreement that tries to limit temperature increases to 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit by mid century.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • Dalton feels a pang when the hare bounds past the garden wall.
    Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The city, which has bounded back after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, is more than its beautiful beach.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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