established
adjective
es·tab·lished
i-ˈsta-blisht 
1
: accepted and recognized or followed by many people
established rules/customs/traditions
2
a
: successful for a long period of time and widely known
an established author/artist
an established law firm
… people with Ph.D.s have been credentialed by established experts in their fields—
Louis Menand
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b
: growing or flourishing successfully
an established plant
an established flower garden
3
of a church or religion
: officially recognized and accepted by the government of a country
Some of the religious groups lasted, but at a price. Their dogma hardened, and they developed organizational structures that are mirror images of established churches.—O. B. Hardison, Jr.
O. B. Hardison, Jr.Examples of established in a Sentence
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For established professionals, the possibility that age could influence decisions about hiring, promotion or workplace treatment raises serious concerns about fairness and opportunity.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
At present, major agencies including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.K. National Health Service maintain that there is no established evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
As one of the most established skydiving centers in the country, this is a great place to finally check off that bucket list item.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
These wars took place from the mid-third to the mid-second centuries BCE and entailed many costly decades of fighting between the more established and wealthier Carthaginians and the nascent power of the Romans.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
At present, major agencies including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.K. National Health Service maintain that there is no established evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
As one of the most established skydiving centers in the country, this is a great place to finally check off that bucket list item.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
These wars took place from the mid-third to the mid-second centuries BCE and entailed many costly decades of fighting between the more established and wealthier Carthaginians and the nascent power of the Romans.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Established.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/established. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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