mark (off)

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

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Verb
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defined a heat wave as a period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and usually humid weather that lasts at least two days.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Changeable tastes and desires define your next four months.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
  • Sensitive individuals, including older adults, children, and those with heart or lung diseases—such as asthma—are at even higher risk and should especially limit any exertion.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • The blaze was burning in the city block bounded by South Los Angeles Street, East 4th Street, Wall Street and Winston Street.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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