as in lucid
easy to see or understand
a well-defined boundary well-defined policies
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Recent Examples of well-defined
While some may view it as verbose compared to Jobs’ succinct statement, Cook's message was clear, specific and well-defined.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Those are ridiculous numbers that go to show just how well-defined his scoring game is already.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Those are ridiculous numbers that go to show just how well-defined his scoring game is already.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-defined
Adjective
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According to the Mayo Clinic, individuals with Alzheimer's sometimes experience lucid episodes—brief moments when memories resurface and cognitive function appears temporarily restored.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Since, however, the media maven has been spotted out twice, both times appearing to be in lucid and aware of her surroundings.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My son didn’t want the standard plain vanilla suspended ceiling.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The show came to life in 2018, when comedy website CollegeHumor launched Dropout as a streaming service to platform more ambitious content than their output of digestible sketches on YouTube.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Package data insights into digestible stories that connect to specific team goals.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But with a change as simple as adding a bistro table and chairs, these cozy nooks become inviting oases to use regularly.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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This fund is the simplest way to play the inevitable rise in lithium prices.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Being explicit and deliberate in communicating timely health advice is critical, particularly during a deadly disease outbreak.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Zelenskyy had been pressing the White House for explicit security guarantees, to no avail.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Too many people view the risks of illness from the vaccine as outweighing the risk of getting measles itself, and what’s abundantly clear now is that the risk of getting measles is increasing.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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Only when implemented with clear objectives and measurable outcomes can AI enhance customer experience, streamline workflows and drive efficiency.—
Abhi Maheshwari,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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OpenAI said the new model features a broader knowledge base, better emotional intelligence and improved contextual understanding, and supposedly has fewer hallucinations— referring to when AI models produce inaccurate or misleading results.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Washington state employees could soon face monthly furloughs as part of a broader effort to address the state's growing budget deficit.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Taste a sampling of their distinct bottlings (the Pét-Nat is a personal favorite) or sign up for one of Johan Vineyard's calendar events, like Lambapalooza (May 10)—a kid-friendly program with farm manager, Nathan Wood that weaves together wine and the estate's resident baby sheep.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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The choice of invisibility serves as a method of expression that is distilled from my unique experiences and distinct perspective on the world.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Well-defined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-defined. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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