How to Use well-defined in a Sentence
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According to the parks service, the Bright Angel trail is well-defined and steep.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
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While coyote packs do maintain some version of an alpha, their hierarchy is not as well-defined as the alpha in wolf packs.
—Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
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Certain of these historical claims are well-defined and easy to certify.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2023
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The experimental nature Millepied is going for here is well-defined by Cooper’s work.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
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When your goals are well-defined, team members will understand the expectations and priorities without the need for frequent check-ins.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Sep. 2023
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The combination of losing weight fast and malnutrition may lead to poor skin elasticity in areas that are usually well-defined on the body.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 3 June 2023
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Wolves are complex animals, with complex societies, but a recent finding shows how one factor is eerily simple, or at least well-defined—and affects humans, too.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
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Athletic Shape: Athletic bodies have a straighter silhouette and well-defined muscles.
—Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
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Altman’s case exemplifies this at the highest level of the corporate structure and also speaks to the need for success metrics that are well-defined before performance evaluations.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
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