do well
idiom
1
: to be wise or use good judgment : to do what one should do
You would do well to avoid him right now.
You did well to avoid him when he was in a bad mood.
2
: to be lucky
When the tornado hit, they did well to escape uninjured.
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The teams predicted to do well this year will likely not produce back-to-back poor games, while the teams that are expected to play poorly will unfortunately slip to 0-2.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Stocks with bountiful buybacks can do well here, in contrast to those that might not.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Research seems to suggest that AI models that have been shaped to do well at reasoning problems are inherently more capable of applying AI safeguards.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The usual case is that superhero movies do well in the United States, and often even better in other countries.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Stocks with bountiful buybacks can do well here, in contrast to those that might not.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Research seems to suggest that AI models that have been shaped to do well at reasoning problems are inherently more capable of applying AI safeguards.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The usual case is that superhero movies do well in the United States, and often even better in other countries.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Do well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20well. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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