: appropriately or advantageously directed or positioned
well-placed informants
well-placed trust
a well-placed blow

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Liverpool’s commercial growth is well-placed to continue. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 June 2025 Each button feels well-placed, with crisp, satisfying clicks. PC Magazine, 11 June 2025 While most of the seven buttons at the bottom were well-placed, six buttonholes showed loose threads upon close inspection. Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 22 May 2025 Sunderland are well-placed to reach the play-off final at Wembley on May 24 after a 2-1 win in the first leg on Friday night, when Watson was an unused substitute. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 13 May 2025 However, Liverpool is on the brink of a second Premier League title in four years and is well-placed to enjoy a period of dominance at the top of English soccer. Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Many Canadians see Carney as someone well-placed to navigate a trade war with a long-standing ally, experts say. Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025 Flick is on course to win a treble in his first season in charge of Barca, with his side well-placed domestically and in the Champions League. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 His sarcasm is well-placed: Whatever is discussed between business leaders and the governor using these phones will be shielded from the public, says a McGeorge School of Law adjunct professor who has worked as a lobbyist in the California Capitol. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-placed was in 1540

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“Well-placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-placed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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