well-placed
adjective
: appropriately or advantageously directed or positioned
well-placed informants
well-placed trust
a well-placed blow
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It is largely forgotten now, but in 2022-23 Barcelona had conceded just 11 times after 33 La Liga matches and were well-placed to break Cagliari’s mark.
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Ternus, at 50, is also well-placed to take on a long tenure at the head of Apple.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
His pitch is that CRH, which employs some 80,000 people, is well-placed to benefit from a surge of investment in US infrastructure, from roads and bridges to AI data centers and microchip plants.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Several Chinese commentators are convinced that the U.S. is self-destructing under Trump and China is well-placed to push aside its peer rival at little cost to itself.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
No ad, no matter how well-placed, is ever going to be efficient if the creative isn’t right.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Each button feels well-placed, with crisp, satisfying clicks.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
While most of the seven buttons at the bottom were well-placed, six buttonholes showed loose threads upon close inspection.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Ternus, at 50, is also well-placed to take on a long tenure at the head of Apple.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
His pitch is that CRH, which employs some 80,000 people, is well-placed to benefit from a surge of investment in US infrastructure, from roads and bridges to AI data centers and microchip plants.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Several Chinese commentators are convinced that the U.S. is self-destructing under Trump and China is well-placed to push aside its peer rival at little cost to itself.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
No ad, no matter how well-placed, is ever going to be efficient if the creative isn’t right.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Each button feels well-placed, with crisp, satisfying clicks.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
While most of the seven buttons at the bottom were well-placed, six buttonholes showed loose threads upon close inspection.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
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“Well-placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-placed. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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