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easy to see or understand
a well-defined boundary well-defined policies
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Recent Examples of well-defined
Support is well-defined by the 200-day MA, currently rising on the chart near $61.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Every squad member has his role well-defined — and accepted.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
This led us to the development of a broad definition of the sports industry built on 37 independent sources of sports industry revenue that are well-defined and measurable.
—Dennis Howard, Sportico.com, 19 June 2025
The crease may be obvious and well-defined or only slightly visible.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 June 2025
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Every squad member has his role well-defined — and accepted.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
This led us to the development of a broad definition of the sports industry built on 37 independent sources of sports industry revenue that are well-defined and measurable.
—Dennis Howard, Sportico.com, 19 June 2025
The crease may be obvious and well-defined or only slightly visible.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
Adjective
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By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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And for those with certain mental health conditions, lucid dreaming on your own can sometimes make the condition worse.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Freshly caught fish often hang in plain sight, and the selection changes so frequently that a whiteboard keeps track of what’s available.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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To create your own, write a name on a plain paper gift tag.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Foods rich in digestible starch include grains (like rice, wheat, and oats), starchy vegetables (such as potatoes, corn, and peas), and legumes (like lentils and beans).—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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On the other end of these interactions, being able to articulate complex ideas in a digestible way is key, whether explaining concepts to other subject experts or talking to nontechnical stakeholders.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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According to Bruce Blair, a former Air Force launch officer and nuclear policy expert, between 1962 and the mid-1970s the most powerful digits on the globe were simple – eight zeros.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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That something as simple as a COVID vaccine might improve survival in cancer patients receiving standard immunotherapy has taken oncologists by surprise — in a good way.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a robot like Shakey, the map is explicit.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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However, Mamdani is still a clear frontrunner heading into Election Day, and maintained a two-digit lead in other polls taken just days earlier.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The assertions came despite a lack of clear scientific evidence, and Kenvue has called them simply false.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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With 50 stores in mainland China, Longchamp has plans to grow its retail network steadily over the next few years, with three to four new ones opening annually and a focus on Shanghai and the broader Yangtze Delta region.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Parker also faces criminal charges As school shootings continue to plague US campuses, this civil trial could serve as a roadmap for the upcoming criminal case against Parker, which itself could set a broader precedent.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Maserati GranTurismo Folgore's exterior is distinct and aggressive.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Gold sought to make a similar point with Fuji – an album named for a distinct genre from Nigeria’s Yourba ethnic group that critics like Zikoko’s Tomide Marv have since claimed is largely absent from its tracklist.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Well-defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-defined. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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