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 demarcate
Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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
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Verb
In this way, Mangione’s act and the response demarcate a new moment, one in which acts of political violence are no longer confined to extremists with fringe views, but widely accepted.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Keough weaves both voices together in a dual narrative demarcated by type: Lisa Marie’s words are in a serif font, and her own are sans serif.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demarcate
Verb
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The Neolithic is defined by the adoption of agriculture.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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But if the guitar hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, the best guitarists have usually had both the challenge and the advantage of having to define their own relationships to the genre.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Right now, the Knicks hover on the edge of that distinction.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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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
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The Zoolander actor told The New York Times in a profile published on Saturday, January 11 that taking his separation from his estranged wife seriously was the key to getting back together.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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In her divorce filing last year, Griffin cited their date of separation as Dec. 28, 2023, just three days shy of their fourth wedding anniversary.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Besides, learning literary discrimination requires exposure to a range of materials.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The civil rights office also reviewed the university’s policies on discrimination and harassment, reporting incidents of discrimination and harassment, student conduct, student protests, postering, academic freedom and existing Title VI training.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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