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

Examples of well-placed in a Sentence

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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 Liverpool’s commercial growth is well-placed to continue. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 June 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 Many Canadians see Carney as someone well-placed to navigate a trade war with a long-standing ally, experts say. Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025

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 11 Sep. 2025.

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