: appropriately or advantageously directed or positioned
well-placed informants
well-placed trust
a well-placed blow

Examples of well-placed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Naeher all but won the shootout by herself, stopping three nearly identical shots to her right — none of them well-placed — and smoothly finding the right lower corner with her own right foot. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 The company’s investors believe Chiral is well-placed to serve the huge demand for more powerful chips for deployment in areas such as artificial intelligence. David Prosser, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Nonetheless, this empowerment is complemented by a scaffold of accountability measures—routine check-ins, comprehensive reviews, and a transparent system of reporting are integral to ensuring that this trust is well-placed and that the organizational standards are upheld consistently. Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 As the sole major active candidate named on the ballot, Haley is well-placed to succeed, according to the Associated Press. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024 With such racing chops, Ferrari seems well-placed to expand from tracks and circuits to the high seas. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024 His second shot of the afternoon was just as well-placed as the first. Hayden Sammak, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024 And if wheat prices rise, Russia will be well-placed to reap the benefits. Clare Sebastian, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023 The Deen Dayal images flip the script to focus on what the colonial period looked like to the British, and to Indian royals, through the eyes of a gifted and well-placed Indian observer. Steven Litt, cleveland, 13 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-placed was in 1540

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“Well-placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-placed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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