well-built

adjective

1
: built to be strong or to work well
a well-built house/car/system
2
: physically strong or attractive

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The Secretlab Atlas is a comfortable and well-built hybrid gaming chair that delivers strong value at a lower price than premium ergonomic models. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 American Tourister luggage is well-built, reliable and affordable. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 What to look for in a quality kindling splitter Materials A kindling splitter needs to be extremely well-built. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 As well-built as the controller is, though, this all feels a bit like table stakes in the modern controller market. ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for well-built

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“Well-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-built. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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