well-built

adjective

1
: built to be strong or to work well
a well-built house/car/system
2
: physically strong or attractive

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The Secretlab Atlas is a comfortable and well-built hybrid gaming chair that delivers strong value at a lower price than premium ergonomic models. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 American Tourister luggage is well-built, reliable and affordable. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 As well-built as the controller is, though, this all feels a bit like table stakes in the modern controller market. ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 Baumgardner Dane Brugler’s analysis A short, well-built back, Black runs balanced, low to the ground and consistently finds cracks at the line of scrimmage. Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for well-built

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“Well-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-built. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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