as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
well defined guidelines on the range of activities in which the intelligence agency can engage
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as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west
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as in bounded
to mark the limits of
the river defines the town on the south
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as in described
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends
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as in specified
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done
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Recent Examples of defined
Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
There was a need for more reliable information about concussions and uniformity in terms of how they were being defined in terms of severity.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
The Rolling Stones were defined by the sound of Charlie Watts’s snare from their first public breakthrough.
—John Lingan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
For decades, tangy, creamy and inventive concoctions defined the American salad bowl.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Feet Above Ground is locally defined as feet above the Highest Astronomical Tide or HAT.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Another Texas professor says these reversal powers are tied to their duties defined by the commissioner of education.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Linguistically speaking, pluribus is defined as the ablative plural of the Latin word for plus or more.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The study reveals that the performance of the soft mechanical metamaterial is limited by the beam aspect ratio, which is defined as the ratio of the length to the width of each beam.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Mentality and late goals defined their seven-game winning run to start the campaign but there were flaws in those performances and they were exposed further in defeats.
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With James Mitchell set to become a restricted free agent, the Panthers could try to bring him back as well.—
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In 2022, Johnson was sentenced to 75 days in federal prison and one year of probation after pleading guilty to one count of entering or remaining in any restricted building, the Bradenton Herald previously reported.—
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Part of this knowledge gap can be traced to Tunisia’s recent export history.—
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Turzanska traced Agnes’ emotional journey through color, particularly red.—
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In a state bounded on three sides by seawater, where water courses through underground aquifers and some 50 inches of rain falls annually, a series of historic efforts to drain the Everglades have made modern Florida possible.—
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More than 60% of those arrests — nearly 1,200 — occurred in the Harrison District, roughly bounded by Division Street, Roosevelt Road, Western and Cicero avenues.—
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Greenberg later described the behind-the-scenes conflict in stark terms.—
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According to the person who described Tuesday's decisions to the AP, Quinn and Kingsbury met in the morning to talk about the future of the team's offense, which features quarterback Jayden Daniels.—
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There is no difference specified under the law.—
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William also is understood to pay tax on his income, but only after subtracting household expenses, which were not specified in the latest report, People reported.—
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The company plans a limited run of 500 units, with deliveries targeted for August 2027.—
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In addition to the Protein Milk, a series of limited-edition merchandise drops and partnerships launched today.—
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Speaking to Interesting Engineering, Fraimic team member Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy outlined the core idea behind the product.—
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Skyler Lusnia, the Statewide Charter School Board’s director of school performance, had already outlined three major concerns and asked Epic officials to respond.—
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Carolina Panthers opponents in 2026 Divisional opponents are demarcated with an asterisk.—
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The two countries have long disagreed on stretches of their 500-mile border that had been demarcated under French colonial rule, especially around the Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom temples, and have clashed several times over the years, including between 2008 and 2011.—
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“Defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defined. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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