mark (off)

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

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Verb
  • Sadly, today’s political revolt is divorced from the cultural and artistic values that define and empower humanity.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that defined the city in the 1990s.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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  • The new executive order builds on that policy by not limiting it to certain drugs under Medicare but also including Medicaid and private sector insurance available on the commercial marker, said White House spokesman Kush Desai.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • But generally speaking, the Preakness Stakes is limited to 14 horses, all based on performances in recent major prep races, including but not limited to the Derby.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
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  • The now-viral clip shared the moment Minnie was gleefully bounding around the backyard as hail pelts the ground—and occasionally, her back.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • But given that the inner bay is bounded by roadways with runoff and home to a handful of Department of Environmental Protection sewage outlets, the problem is hard to pin on any one source.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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