well-advised

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Recent Examples of well-advised Anyone who suffers from vertigo or any kind of fear of heights should be well-advised to watch with caution, and personally there were times the film made me, a minor acrophobic, feel the need to avert my eyes and search my purse for some Rescue Remedy. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 But those who want to learn more would be well-advised to read this essay, which explains how casting a small film requires adjusting your life to a distinct rhythm and watching endless amounts of material. Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026 And people with the sickle-cell trait might be well-advised to acclimatize before doing sports at high altitudes. Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026 As a result, Evans believes that repeat advertisers are well-advised to use mascots consistently, particularly at the Super Bowl. Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania. Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 Californians are well-advised to keep a sharp eye on troubled mortgages. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-advised
Adjective
  • Perhaps the radical thought of a black woman as president made this approach seem prudent.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • Would taking his advice be prudent or practical?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • Set a clear cap before booking so plans stay wise.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Zacha would not be the only player who would be wise to keep.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Bold strategies like that don’t always work; the two-stop plan that most teams opted for was the safe, sensible option.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • The bottom line Borrowers need to be judicious in their mortgage rate approach as the June Fed meeting looms.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Patton’s judicious use of effects and vocal timbres maximizes the Avetts’ various mise-en-scène atmospheres.
    Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Perhaps the sanest character is Trent, who shows off his musical chops in a bar scene, thrashing some vocals with a metal band.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • But, the freedom loving sane people of this great country came to Karoline's defense to show support, destroy the filthy LIBS and celebrate the greatest press secretary this country has ever employed.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • The simplification of this rallying cry points to the exhibition’s sagacious curatorial focus.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Harper’s has been a sagacious and elegant presence in all this for a very long time, since there were giants on the earth, Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025

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