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Recent Examples of well-advised
Anyone who suffers from vertigo or any kind of fear of heights should be well-advised to watch with caution, and personally there were times the film made me, a minor acrophobic, feel the need to avert my eyes and search my purse for some Rescue Remedy.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
But those who want to learn more would be well-advised to read this essay, which explains how casting a small film requires adjusting your life to a distinct rhythm and watching endless amounts of material.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
And people with the sickle-cell trait might be well-advised to acclimatize before doing sports at high altitudes.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
As a result, Evans believes that repeat advertisers are well-advised to use mascots consistently, particularly at the Super Bowl.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Californians are well-advised to keep a sharp eye on troubled mortgages.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
But those who want to learn more would be well-advised to read this essay, which explains how casting a small film requires adjusting your life to a distinct rhythm and watching endless amounts of material.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
And people with the sickle-cell trait might be well-advised to acclimatize before doing sports at high altitudes.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
As a result, Evans believes that repeat advertisers are well-advised to use mascots consistently, particularly at the Super Bowl.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Californians are well-advised to keep a sharp eye on troubled mortgages.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-advised
Adjective
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That move, which may have seemed prudent at the time, ended up killing off the TFG’s chances.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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Local launch traffic will likely be heavy, so leaving yourself hours of flexibility is prudent.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Straight men are just catching up, vanity-wise, and political opportunists have eagerly fed into their insecurities.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The obvious comparison would be Lily Allen’s West End Girl, another heartbreak concept album that captured the public imagination by aiming big, narrative-wise, stretching out the story song by song.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scientifically speaking, the most sensible thing is to conduct further research to investigate the extent to which a factor such as gender influences efficacy and whether there may be other influencing factors.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Famed stage and screen director Mike Nichols made judicious cuts, Idle said, though occasionally changed his mind.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The white-hot Texas economy may have recently cooled, but one of North America’s largest banks still sees significant upside and is advising business leaders to take a more judicious approach in the current economic climate.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Here are five easy pieces to this saner and higher-quality health care system.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But that reality — and cynicism like Cronenberg’s — keeps me sane.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The simplification of this rallying cry points to the exhibition’s sagacious curatorial focus.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Harper’s has been a sagacious and elegant presence in all this for a very long time, since there were giants on the earth, Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Nov. 2025
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