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as in fine
in a satisfactory way
our current system for dividing household chores works well, so let's keep it
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as in generously
in a generous manner
a warm and gracious host who always treats guests well
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as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
she plays the piano very well
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as in kindly
with good reason or courtesy
we cannot well get out of going to your cousin's wedding
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as in nicely
in a pleasing way
the day went well, despite the rough beginning
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as in perfectly
to a full extent or degree
we are well aware that this home renovation is going to be costly
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as in smoothly
without difficulty
he can well afford to spare the time
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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist
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as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
my mother is quite well, thank you
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Recent Examples of well
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The song starts off with Wallen’s thoughts of how Indigo will grow to learn more about the life his father has led to this point — surely, the incredible career accomplishments, but the low points as well.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
But well before Trump entered the fray last fall, the merger was drawing fire from minority shareholders.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Analysts note the industry has been more focused in recent years on cash flow rather than more flows from wells.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
This was not the first time Burgess mentioned how well life with their blended family is going.
—Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
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That might well change Sunday at the Oscars because of a potential clash over the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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Millennials have been stereotyped since, well, the turn of the century.
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The moment was over, not memorable, and there was no reason to return to the well.
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Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers and hope to see you soon.
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For your home, though, plain soap and water will often work just fine.—
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That worked fine during the regular season, but as the stakes increased, the team’s results suffered for its lack of a dependable scorer.—
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Other characters included Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), Frank's kindly father and the former commissioner; Eddie Janko-Reagan (Vanessa Ray), a police officer and Jamie's wife; Det.—
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Hugh kindly lent me a couple of his shirts from the first films.—
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World’s Best Bourbon Old Fitzgerald 2024 VVS Tracing its lineage back to 1884, Old Fitzgerald has a long and distinguished pedigree perfectly highlighted in this beautiful bottle named the World's Best Bourbon.—
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Members can choose up to 10 departure airports, allowing maximum flexibility and personalized notifications that perfectly fit their travel needs.—
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For oh so long, Edward Cabrera has flashed tantalizing talent with the Miami Marlins.—
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And people have said, oh, this is a constitutional crisis.—
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Our fact-check sources Matt Reagan, Feb. 20, Phone interview with USA TODAY Thank you for supporting our journalism.—
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The information the source supplies must be newsworthy and give readers genuine insight.—
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Limiting the pool to those who were under 25 and didn’t step to the plate 350 times last year costs us someone like Wyatt Langford, but still leaves us a smorgasbord of young talent, all above-average across the league in our four-stat score.—
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Her mint-green house in Frade, a gated condominium on the bay, served as a base for the expedition, whose members would relax around a table near a pool and a tree with fuchsia blossoms.—
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For most healthy adults, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends up to 400 milligrams of caffeine daily, about two or three 12-ounce cups of coffee.—
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This offers a new tool for medicine and healthy aging interventions and leverages the power of large-scale protein analysis to provide a more accurate measure of an individual's biological age than chronological age.—
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The answer: Find something focused on functionality that will look great assembled as one piece or broken down into big, comfy seats around the house.—
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When Durant, 36, sat down with Rogal for Netflix's new documentary Court of Gold following Team USA's gold medal finish at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the basketball great gave one of his most emotional interviews ever.—
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“Well.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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