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adjective

as in restricted

having distinct or certain limits well defined guidelines on the range of activities in which the intelligence agency can engage

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verb

past tense of define

as in traced

to draw or make apparent the outline of the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west

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as in bounded

to mark the limits of the river defines the town on the south

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as in described

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends

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as in specified

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done

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Six additional states require registration of some firearms, such as handguns or those defined as assault weapons, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 While floods of images and their competing narratives have all but defined the digital age, this battleground of misinformation has had notable consequences in the region. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Brazil recorded 1,571 femicides in 2025, the highest number since the crime was defined in law in 2015, according to the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 But few have been more defined by them in recent seasons than the San Francisco 49ers, whose injury report has seemed to become a weekly storyline. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Noel’s life was defined by a lack of respect and dignity that all people deserve — especially someone so innocent, Everman Police Chief Al Brooks said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026 Mega-cap companies are generally defined as those with market capitalizations exceeding $200 billion. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 In an election defined by affordability concerns, a climate group is emerging as one of the biggest independent spenders in support of Democrats this year. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 23 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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Adjective

The recurring shape adds another detail for researchers examining reports of unexplained objects near restricted locations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The money was moved into a restricted account in Qatar intended to ensure that Iran could only spend the funds on humanitarian goods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The ministry said that 134 of 135 contacts of the original patient have been traced and quarantined and the risk to the general public remains low.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The directors traced the idea back to long taxi rides home after meetings around the city.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of traced

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DiFuria described a billionaire family that went from feeling guilty about their spending to owning yachts and planes and moving to an area where other billionaires live.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
There’s a week in the novel during which Lee goes to San Francisco that is implied but not described.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has outlined a marginal (Level 1 out of 5) risk in an area that includes Phoenix and Tucson.

— Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Musk previously outlined plans to send Tesla’s Optimus robots to the planet aboard SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlined

Verb

These are demarcated spaces that harbor countless possibilities and contain the infinite, as if in a story by Jorge Luis Borges.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
In a very short time, the story is clearly demarcated, allowing Şerban to focus on character.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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