well-placed
adjective
: appropriately or advantageously directed or positioned
well-placed informants
well-placed trust
a well-placed blow
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Some may question that logic when United are well-placed in the race to qualify for the Champions League, sitting fourth in the table with 14 games left.
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Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The exuberance over the office sector was well-placed in 2019.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Oliver Richards, general partner at MMC Ventures, believes Cloover is well-placed to capitalise on Europe’s drive for greener homes.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The pockets are large and well-placed, and the pants performed well in cold, windy weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Southeast Asia should be well-placed to thrive in a more geopolitically complex world.
—Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Actually, this is one of two baseball games now well-placed in our mid-autumn sky.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Ternus, at 50, is also well-placed to take on a long tenure at the head of Apple.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The exuberance over the office sector was well-placed in 2019.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Oliver Richards, general partner at MMC Ventures, believes Cloover is well-placed to capitalise on Europe’s drive for greener homes.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The pockets are large and well-placed, and the pants performed well in cold, windy weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Southeast Asia should be well-placed to thrive in a more geopolitically complex world.
—Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Actually, this is one of two baseball games now well-placed in our mid-autumn sky.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Ternus, at 50, is also well-placed to take on a long tenure at the head of Apple.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Well-placed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-placed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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