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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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Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Floating somewhere between lucid dreams and nightmares, Desde el Coma feels like waking up gasping for air — a kaleidoscope of bruises, chaos, and resurrection.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This minimalist approach is refined, though perhaps too plain.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Perk up a plain pillow by enlarging a leaf, using a copier to make a pattern.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nature of Things was initially the brainchild of co-founders Jamie Leilani Pelayo and JP Collett, who initially sold bath immersions, digestible powders, and topical products using ingredients like CBD, packaged in wood and glass vessels.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Condensing the complexity and chaos of Italian politics into something digestible to an outside audience was a huge challenge.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mahle views its range-extenders as far more than simple independent add-on, looking at them as one component in a holistic driving architecture in which smaller batteries can replace larger ones while still alleviating, rather than intensifying, range anxiety.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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For a similarly simple, comfortable option that’s a little more sophisticated, try a stylish ivory sweater (yes, white after Labor Day is definitely acceptable in France), particularly in a rollneck fashion that will suit silhouettes of all types.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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When will new episodes from the explicit superhuman series be released?—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors said members of that group engaged in digital extremism with the explicit goal of dismantling societal order, much in the way the anarchists of the pre-internet era used to operate.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, told the Washington Examiner that clearer emergency docket orders can help stop issues from returning to the docket, while commending the justices for taking up the FTC firing case.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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The suite of changes were announced despite a notable lack of clear scientific evidence to support these moves.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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The criticisms came amid Democrats’ broader attacks against Patel during the hearings, which escalated into multiple heated exchanges.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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For all his detailed research, Holland’s real gift is for explaining corruption not as a set of individual actions but as a broad culture of permission and self-justification.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both believe such a move is a distinct possibility, and a realistic one.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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These distinct trends and developments are coalescing at the same time that Hollywood creatives need to wrap their arms around a different kind of AI challenge.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Well-defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-defined. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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