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easy to see or understand
a well-defined boundary well-defined policies
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Recent Examples of well-defined
Ornate molding, still somehow well-defined, as if milled yesterday.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
The heart of a healthy corporate travel system is a clear and well-defined employee travel policy.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Another example, the finishing touches on a double breasted jacket alludes to his belief in materials that are complete and well-defined.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
The process for choosing the field is well-defined, if not without its controversy.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
The heart of a healthy corporate travel system is a clear and well-defined employee travel policy.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Another example, the finishing touches on a double breasted jacket alludes to his belief in materials that are complete and well-defined.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
The process for choosing the field is well-defined, if not without its controversy.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-defined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
Adjective
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The glasses are available in a Midas Fleck colorway, with a black lucid treatment and gold details, featuring Prizm 24K lenses.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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But also take your time in crafting the perfect order of its plain pie — simply tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil — or its white pie — with fresh mozzarella, ricotta, butter, garlic, olive oil and basil.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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Across social media, we’re told drinking plain water is passe, subpar, and incredibly basic.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Product Validation Through Customer Engagement One way is to keep things digestible and demonstrate product-market fit.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Goat's milk is also easily digestible, and people with a cow's milk allergy can consume it.12 6.—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Looking for their environmental DNA in scales, slime or skin cells that living beings shed all the time is a simpler way, Workman said.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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This involves flexible decision making beyond simple automation.—
Ian Gotts,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In moments of crisis or strategic recalibration, when explicit engagement may be too risky or politically untenable, conduct becomes the only available channel for credible signaling.—
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The wife told a member of the church that there were explicit text messages between the pastor and the 16-year-old victim, the documents say.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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But his bet is clear: That in a fractured media world, personality, tone, and trust matter more than legacy or even scale.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Now it's become clear that electric vehicles won’t take over as quickly as expected.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Further details about Stargate and the broader partnership are not immediately known.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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If President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to reinstate broad tariffs on dozens of countries in August, and follows through on additional threats, prices could climb even further.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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Tyr was a god of war, similar—though distinct—to Mars in Roman mythology.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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What has remained distinct is where D.O.s work: disproportionately in rural areas, and in primary care practices.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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