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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  • 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, 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
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