marking (off)

verb

Definition of marking (off)next
present participle of mark (off)
as in defining
to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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  1. defining
  2. limiting
  3. bounding
  4. describing
Verb
  • Additionally, clearly defining service-level agreements (SLAs) ensures quality service with a framework for continuous support and performance monitoring.
    Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There’s some evident wood influence, but that’s a lovely soft note, not a defining character of the wine.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of defining
Verb
  • The change, while also limiting the game’s potential reach, also resulted in the game getting delisted from stores in certain countries.
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And Iran’s economy is far less robust today than when Tehran first intervened in Syria in 2011, limiting its capacity to sustain another costly external engagement.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of limiting
Verb
  • After the final buzzer, former Magic shooting guard Terrence Ross, who contributes to the team’s radio broadcasts, came bounding through one of the arena’s tunnels, a gigantic smile on his face.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • After the final buzzer, former Magic shooting guard Terrence Ross, who contributes to the team’s radio broadcasts, came bounding through one of the arena’s tunnels, a gigantic smile on his face.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of bounding
Verb
  • This allows their model to capture very complex properties of the writing that human forensic linguistics experts would have a very hard or nearly impossible time describing.
    Paul Ratner, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The broadcast will be available with additional audio narration, describing the visuals of the parade.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of describing
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