well-founded
adjective
well-found·ed
ˈwel-ˈfau̇n-dəd 
: based on excellent reasoning, information, judgment, or grounds
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Examples of well-founded in a Sentence
even a well-founded argument can lead to an erroneous conclusion if one of the premises is incorrect
a well-founded complaint about the business's treatment of its customers
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The entire hockey world will be watching Game 3 on Friday to see if Knoblauch’s confidence in Skinner is well-founded.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 25 Apr. 2024
If the Bears can’t shake the defeat off at Arizona in Week 9, that panic could be well-founded and the team may end up in the NFC North cellar.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
There’s urgency to Sunday’s game that is well-founded for a squad build for a deep playoff run.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
In tandem with their middling 3rd-down conversion rate (41.6%), your frustration as a fan is well-founded.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Of course there are trolls out there, but a great deal of criticism for this show is well-founded and compelling and certainly the falling viewership numbers lend credence to critocs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Those fears appear to have been well-founded with Nvidia’s stock tanking 9.5% overnight, wiping about $300 billion of its market cap, amid a broad sell-off in U.S. markets.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Justice Sotomayor’s fear is well-founded Granting immunity from criminal prosecution is a prosecutorial function, not a judicial function.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
The group’s initial doubts were well-founded, says Brant Robertson, an astronomer and JADES member at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who is also a co-author of the preprint paper that reported the new record holder.
—Riis Williams, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 25 Apr. 2024
If the Bears can’t shake the defeat off at Arizona in Week 9, that panic could be well-founded and the team may end up in the NFC North cellar.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
There’s urgency to Sunday’s game that is well-founded for a squad build for a deep playoff run.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
In tandem with their middling 3rd-down conversion rate (41.6%), your frustration as a fan is well-founded.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Of course there are trolls out there, but a great deal of criticism for this show is well-founded and compelling and certainly the falling viewership numbers lend credence to critocs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Those fears appear to have been well-founded with Nvidia’s stock tanking 9.5% overnight, wiping about $300 billion of its market cap, amid a broad sell-off in U.S. markets.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Justice Sotomayor’s fear is well-founded Granting immunity from criminal prosecution is a prosecutorial function, not a judicial function.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
The group’s initial doubts were well-founded, says Brant Robertson, an astronomer and JADES member at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who is also a co-author of the preprint paper that reported the new record holder.
—Riis Williams, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
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“Well-founded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-founded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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