marks (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mark (off)
as in defines
to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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  1. defines
  2. limits
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  • People in search of healthcare do not care which national story others wish to project onto a molecule, device, or platform, which regulatory philosophy defines it, or which flag stands behind a laboratory.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The memo, which was circulated internally in September and posted to the company's website on Tuesday, revises how the company defines the role of software development engineers and managers in the age of AI.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of defines
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  • That links the card to their identity and the spending limits their employer has set.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Department policy limits data retention to 60 days, prohibits the sale of ALPR data to third parties and restricts data sharing.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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