well-defined

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Recent Examples of well-defined 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 Ensuring your brand is well-defined and consistent helps distinguish your business from competitors and can make the difference between commodity and premium pricing for your products or services. Lien De Pau, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Instead, take the time to document, streamline and standardize at least 80% of a process, ensuring that each step is well-defined and easy to follow. Shaleen Devgun, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for well-defined 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
Adjective
  • 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
  • Penned in lucid moments, before morphine and hospice care silenced his thoughts to all but himself—the Last List takes one, hand in hand, on a last stroll back to the bygone days of an ingenious Catholic boy, a mill worker's striving son, for a final visit to beloved Lowell.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • While most warming devices come only in plain blacks and grays, these go out of their way to look pleasant in four colorful designs.
    Clint Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The fabrics feature traditional patterns and plain colors, some even have monkey designs.
    Terry Elward, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Everything about Alexander-Arnold can be broken down into bitesize, quickfire, easily digestible chunks.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Cooking foods in digestible forms to maximize nutrient absorption.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As long as a biopsy is done and it’s recognized early, there’s a very high chance of cure with very simple and minimally invasive procedures.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Her voice is the center (a volcano, an oasis) and the music is simple, supportive and emotional.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The footage shows Caldwell calling the nearby Packers fans vulgar and sexist names, while taunting the man accompanying her with explicit gestures.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But engaging with those properties could mean putting even more money into her pocket and represent an explicit affirmation of her rancorous positions.
    Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • What the possibly dirty text messages involving Hutchinson might say or who sent them isn’t clear.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • It's packed with skin-loving ingredients like glycolic acid to gently exfoliate, willow bark extract to keep pores clear, and green tea seed oil to nourish and soothe.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Under the program, Miami Gardens police are given broad powers to stop and arrest people who appear to be loitering or trespassing at the participating business.
    JULIE K. BROWN, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Despite intersex invisibility in broader society, our incontrovertible existence demonstrates that Trump’s order is neither based in reality nor biology.
    Alicia Roth Weigel, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Very bold colors—a long, bright orange hallway—and wacky costumes like Harvey’s floral suits, to give the film a strident, distinct look and feel.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The movements Obama and Trump inspired were quite distinct.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025

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