as in lucid
easy to see or understand
a well-defined boundary well-defined policies
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Recent Examples of well-defined
While some may view it as verbose compared to Jobs’ succinct statement, Cook's message was clear, specific and well-defined.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Those are ridiculous numbers that go to show just how well-defined his scoring game is already.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
The fruit fly was chosen because its microbiome is much smaller than that of humans and is well-defined.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Those are ridiculous numbers that go to show just how well-defined his scoring game is already.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
The fruit fly was chosen because its microbiome is much smaller than that of humans and is well-defined.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-defined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
Adjective
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This lucid and perceptive book is a valuable guide to what is at stake in the ongoing conflict.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Over the past nine years, he had been evaluated at least nine times — only twice, court records show, was he judged at least temporarily lucid enough to stand trial.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As shown by comments from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Fremont, the potential for a blockbuster bipartisan effort to force change used to be plain.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Think subversive and specific rather than plain and flat.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The page is also full of cool infographics that explain complex financial concepts like index fund investment, in digestible ways.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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Everything about Alexander-Arnold can be broken down into bitesize, quickfire, easily digestible chunks.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Its simple style can be dressed up with your best evening wear or paired with casual outfits to be your next wardrobe staple.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The panel tries in vain to figure out why conservative critics who objected to Lamar largely overlooked Batiste’s more explicit statement. Conservatives who seemed outraged by the very existence of Lamar’s performance crystallized America’s cultural divide.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Romano has made no explicit political endorsements or affiliations.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Now that Bregman is on board, a clearer picture is beginning to emerge, yet there are still questions to be answered.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His remarks come as Trump critics have continued to raise concerns about recent actions by the DOJ, including Bondi issuing a directive to review the federal prosecution of Trump as part of a broader initiative to overhaul the DOJ, which Trump has long claimed is biased against conservatives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Overall, Israel is also still pursuing the broader goal of causing regime change in Iran, one of the recent US intelligence reports says.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The current agreement is set up to progress in three distinct phases, the first of which is already halfway through.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The fragments of two distinct bronze neck rings, thought to belong to a chieftain, were also identified.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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