Thesaurus results for MARKS (OFF)

marks (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mark (off)

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to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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What defines these destinations is not just their beauty, but their balance.

— Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Keeping Pluto a dwarf planet better defines what a planet is and prevents an awkward situation in the future in which schoolchildren (and the rest of us) would have to remember upwards of 100 planets.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Physical stress limits how fast metal or carbon-fiber rotors can spin without tearing apart.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Diederik van Dommelen, Rotterdam’s head of financial affairs, told the Art Newspaper the ongoing criminal investigation limits what the city can disclose.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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