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delimited

verb

past tense of delimit

as in defined

to mark the limits of the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area

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Recent Examples of delimited American power must be delimited; it must not be overstretched. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025 Ranegras Plain, delimited by a ring of small mountain ranges, covers some 912 square miles and includes the towns of Bouse, Brenda, Utting and Vicksburg. — Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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The Packers have appeared to find some consistency on the defensive side, and their passing attack is defined enough to attack this Cowboys secondary.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
And the fact that its end coincides with an onslaught of other work is not lost on Brammall, whose career, with a few exceptions, has been largely defined by his work in the Southern Hemisphere.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

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