well-advised

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Recent Examples of well-advised Trump himself recently said the Fed’s opting last week to hold rates steady was well-advised, after earlier slamming the central bank hours after its decision. Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025 Policymakers on Capitol Hill would be well-advised to first point out this reality to voters, who then will outright demand that Congress act. Ryan Ellis, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025 The Bulls would be well-advised to not undersell Dosunmu as an asset — but flipping a former deep second-round pick for positive assets is worth the negotiations for a team in the rebuilding stage. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 The media is well-advised to take a page from the judicial rule book and understand that more restrained reporting may serve the public better. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024 Democrats and Republicans alike would be well-advised to chill — if only to demonstrate an allegiance to this democratic republic and its bedrock principles of freedom and liberty for all. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024 But, to reform Social Security sensibly and ensure that the effort does not bog down negotiations over a deficit-reduction plan, policymakers would be well-advised to address Social Security as part of a separate process that's focused on that challenge. Robert Greenstein, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2012 Even if this were not the case, the campus left would still be well-advised to tolerate a wider array of political expression. Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 May 2024 Ultimately, the characters’ motivations, like their titular instinct, are weakly delineated, but viewers are well-advised not to worry their pretty little heads about any of that and just concentrate on the pantsuits. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-advised
Adjective
  • To be sure, there are always inefficiencies in any organization, especially one as large as the US government, and removing inefficiencies is prudent.
    Kumar Mehta, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The Corleones might suggest keeping friends close and enemies closer — a rule of thumb that proved prudent for Costello as well.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Mid-soul-searching, a wise friend suggested something.
    Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Getting struck by lightning might not sound like a very wise idea to us, but for one tropical tree species, an occasional zap is a good thing.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Eros hates domesticity; Eros hates a sensible choice.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • However, all the mysteries have so far been solved with sensible explanations.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Football Observatory reports that the average transfer fee in the 2022/23 season approximated €4 million—a testament to the economic potential of judicious talent management.
    Priya Oberoi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • As is often the case with slow-burn horror built on judicious restraint, those climactic events are arguably less effective in their relative explicitness than the preceding unease.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • America and the world have many urgent problems, but nobody of sane mind ever thought that the Canadian border was on that list.
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Gyllenhaal asks perhaps the only sane question: Why choose?
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Morris Chestnut Logline: As the fate of the earth hangs perilously in the balance, Bandi a sagacious elder embarks on a crucial mission to locate Tep one of the few legitimate descendants of an ancient extraterrestrial power, tracing back to a small tribe in Africa.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Foster a balanced approach: While data can provide valuable insights at scale, integrating human judgment and industry expertise ensures a sagacious, well-rounded, and likely more ethical strategic investment approach.
    Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024

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