well-adjusted

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Recent Examples of well-adjusted The alternative version of the love of Chris’ life, Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), is emotionally well-adjusted and capable of maintaining a romantic relationship. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025 Mostly, Giorgio seems too well-adjusted for Love Island. Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 12 July 2025 Doctor Who newcomer Varada Sethu is well-adjusted to the franchise life. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 Many are well-rounded and well-adjusted children who go on to thrive as adults. The Editors, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 Rachel had worried that that year of enemas would scar August forever, psychologically, and the many months of colostomy bags after that, but the boy had grown up well-adjusted, all things considered. Camille Bordas, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024 Because this woman is way too wise and well-adjusted. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024 All three kids were well-adjusted and well-liked by their peers. Ed Ternan, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023 Likewise one child of a doting mother like Shy’s will be well-adjusted and easygoing. Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-adjusted
Adjective
  • Following the release, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and disarmament would receive amnesty, with safe passage offered to those wishing to leave Gaza for countries that have agreed to receive them.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its peaceful neighbor in 2022, zoo workers and local volunteers rushed to save thousands of animals at imminent risk of annihilation from missile attacks and shelling.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The pick underscores China’s steady shift over the past decade of submitting large-scale historical narratives with potent national symbolism instead of the arthouse human dramas that more regularly win the country’s filmmakers acclaim overseas.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Her steady, unseductive gaze confronts the viewer and demands recognition of her authorship.
    Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This serene, design-forward space oozes relaxation — cozy up in one of the sculptural chairs and get ready for one of the best massages in town.
    Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Among the Trees and Hilltops After Nobu’s serene luxury, Acre Resort was a lush escape.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • He was being put through training recently to test his ability to stay calm under pressure as Douglas tried to overstimulate his senses.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What made the situation a whole lot easier for both of them was the fact that Breezy stayed happy and calm in her car seat through the whole episode.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But even atop those peaks, the orchestra and chorus remained well-balanced, and the chorus’s diction impeccable.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • But our tester says the meals are tasty and well-balanced.
    Kristin Canning, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The vocabulary being used by Qatar’s prime minister is strong, evocative and damning, a departure from his usual composed response to the incessant twists and turns of trying to end the 23-month war in Gaza.
    Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stankonia collaborators remember Outkast feeling confident during recording sessions for their fourth studio album, which has been lauded for bringing the Dirty South hip-hop sensibility to such genres as funk, gospel and psychedelia.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the Cardinals' legend is confident that the underdog can come out on top.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The latter were sometimes embroidered on his signature woolen cardigans and shawls bearing stylized versions of placid landscapes, bandana patterns or geometric motifs.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The main house is every bit the grand country residence, with vast reception rooms, an orangery overlooking the placid waters of Lower Lough Erne, and a kitchen that’s equal parts stately and practical.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025

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