mark (off)

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

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  • The city is also the cradle of Puerto Rican salsa, the birthplace of the late ‘60s and ‘70s Latin music revolution defined by legends such as the Fania All Stars.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 20 May 2025
  • Sentenced as a young adult to 60 years behind bars, Maurice’s story could have ended there, defined forever by one devastating moment.
    Elizabeth Hinton, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
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  • The prosecutor’s office has had to limit the amount of transcripts available to attorneys, since transcripts are ordered at cost, and has had to revert to collecting depositions virtually.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
  • The National Medical Association said the federal and state efforts to cut diversity, equity and inclusion is limiting access to medical education for the next generation of Black physicians.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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  • This premise bounds the scope of the rest of this discussion, knowing that the arguments for resuming the last three-quarters of a century into the future centuries have also been articulated in passionate public advocacy.
    Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Despite this notion’s connection with settlements and colonialism, its landscape also suggests a tabula rasa, bounding with potential to harness, beauty to reap, and the capability to inspire artistic creativity and love.
    David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
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“Mark (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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