well-placed
adjective
: appropriately or advantageously directed or positioned
well-placed informants
well-placed trust
a well-placed blow
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Both full-backs were unmarked either side of him and well-placed to swing one final ball into the penalty box from out wide.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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The pockets are large and well-placed, and the pants performed well in cold, windy weather.
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Southeast Asia should be well-placed to thrive in a more geopolitically complex world.
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Actually, this is one of two baseball games now well-placed in our mid-autumn sky.
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Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Both full-backs were unmarked either side of him and well-placed to swing one final ball into the penalty box from out wide.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The exuberance over the office sector was well-placed in 2019.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Oliver Richards, general partner at MMC Ventures, believes Cloover is well-placed to capitalise on Europe’s drive for greener homes.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The pockets are large and well-placed, and the pants performed well in cold, windy weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Southeast Asia should be well-placed to thrive in a more geopolitically complex world.
—Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Actually, this is one of two baseball games now well-placed in our mid-autumn sky.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Well-placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-placed. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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