as in lucid
easy to see or understand
a well-defined boundary well-defined policies
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Recent Examples of well-defined
Partly that's because any such black hole should lie at the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud, but its center is not well-defined.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Icons and text look sharp and well-defined on the screen.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Kidman wore her voluminous blonde hair parted in the middle with subtle but well-defined waves.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
This strategy provides an excellent balance of capturing bullish momentum while keeping the risk well-defined and manageable.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Icons and text look sharp and well-defined on the screen.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Kidman wore her voluminous blonde hair parted in the middle with subtle but well-defined waves.
—Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
This strategy provides an excellent balance of capturing bullish momentum while keeping the risk well-defined and manageable.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-defined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
Adjective
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When the episode opens, Joe is still in the desert, nearly bled out but still lucid enough to give Chee directions over the radio.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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But Buck was lucid about his partner, Troy Aikman, who had a great broadcast on Saturday and has been terrific all season.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are many causes for hair loss—pregnancy, medication, stress, tight styling, or just plain genetics, to name a few.—
Danielle Cohen,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Our Review Only recent Macs with either M4 Pro or M4 Max CPUs support Thunderbolt 5; Macs with plain M4 chips will not.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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People engage more in content that is quick and easily digestible.—
Adrian Falk,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Jaws lined with sharp dagger-like teeth were most likely associated with carnivores, while others set with the dental equivalent of mortar and pestles likely ground plant matter into digestible food.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While rectal cancers can be detected with a simple MRI scan, other cancer types are more difficult.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Travel can be a quiet retreat, a getaway from life’s monotony, and a simple return to self.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Bear in mind that this was made in 1936, so don’t expect anything super explicit.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 May 2025
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While the deal lacks an explicit promise the U.S. will protect Ukraine from more Russian incursions, giving the U.S. a financial stake in the country’s future may be the next best thing.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Subtle but clear involuntary changes allowed for the patient to have their condition plotted on a scale – something that takes the onus away from less reliable self-reporting.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
11 May 2025
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Whether the public will give her reports and remarks the same credence as those of prior Surgeons General is less clear.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Trump’s administration this month released a report calling for therapy alone and not broader gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Malibu built a sewer before, but only after regional water quality officials prohibited long-term use of septic systems in a broad area centered on the Civic Center.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Joy Division is unique and distinct in their style and sound to be framed as a specific influence on many other artists and songwriters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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“Well-defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-defined. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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