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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
The characters around him are less well-defined at this point, though the likability of the actors goes a long way.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
The difference between mental ‘wellness’ and clinical care The most profound finding the team discovered during the year running Yara AI, according to Braidwood, is that there’s a crucial distinction between wellness and clinical care that isn’t well-defined.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
This means that measures such as how well-defined your schema is, and how accessible information is through APIs, could be critical.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Every squad member has his role well-defined — and accepted.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
The difference between mental ‘wellness’ and clinical care The most profound finding the team discovered during the year running Yara AI, according to Braidwood, is that there’s a crucial distinction between wellness and clinical care that isn’t well-defined.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
This means that measures such as how well-defined your schema is, and how accessible information is through APIs, could be critical.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Every squad member has his role well-defined — and accepted.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
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According to O’Leary, airports have effectively delegated to airlines the consequences of early morning happy hour—namely, rowdy passengers boarding flights while less than lucid.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Robinson is warmly theological where Ishiguro is bleakly philosophical, lyrically expansive where Ishiguro is almost blandly lucid.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Revisiting maps mid-decade for political advantage runs directly against both the spirit and the plain language of those protections.—
Dan Daley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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But a glimpse at an earlier journalistic universe—newspapers in the era before social media—shows the dishonesty at the center of the project to treat the plain meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment as up for grabs.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Best potassium supplements This container comes with 90 easily digestible capsules of premium potassium citrate.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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This story touches on geology, biology and cutting-edge imaging technology in one digestible narrative.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These are products have a short, simple ingredient lists that are easy to understand for regular consumers and are free from additives.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Sometimes this involved simple in-person observations.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Here’s the thing — prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket already have explicit bans on insider trading and systems to flag suspicious bets, though their ability to detect insider information itself is limited.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Iran has warned that any ship trying to navigate the narrow strait without its explicit permission will be targeted.—
May 4,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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His condition was not immediately clear.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Set one clear priority and start there.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The race came amid a broader power struggle between the two sides of City Hall early in both Mamdani and Menin’s leadership, but the election will also have a more immediate impact.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in the Senate, but some Republicans rejected the bill, opposing earmarking millions more to maintain the fortified Capitol and equip it with the staff necessary to keep the screenings going.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But rollout varies sharply across industries, and leaders face similar yet distinct questions about what to assess before deployment, what to govern during it, and which companies are already navigating it well.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The researchers took ordinary metal rings and precisely shaped them into specific patterns designed to produce distinct ultrasonic frequencies when struck.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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“Well-defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-defined. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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