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delimiting

verb

present participle of delimit

as in defining

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

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Recent Examples of delimiting Libertad highlights that, in the face of suffocating and delimiting colonialism, Puerto Ricans have always fought for a better future. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

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Yet as black became a defining color of modern fashion, most famously through Gabrielle Chanel’s little black dress of 1926, its association with mourning gradually loosened.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
In From Day One As countries build generation-defining infrastructure—road and rail tunnels, smart stadiums and hospital precincts—connectivity is too often bolted on late in construction.

— Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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