well-established
Americanadjective
adjective
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having permanence or security in a certain place, condition, job, etc
a well-established brand
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well-known or validated
a well-established fact
Etymology
Origin of well-established
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Jerry West’s legend was so well established when he retired from the Los Angeles Lakers in 1974 that he’d already been the inspiration for the NBA’s logo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"He's very well established, very well known and very powerful," Asha Abinallah, CEO of Tech and Media Convergency, a tech firm based in Tanzania, told the BBC.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
That uptrend has been well established, with the fund gaining 75% between the first quarter of 2023 and the end of 2024.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Washington’s intention to wage a humane and gentlemanly war for American independence was subsumed by proliferating mayhem, especially on the remote frontiers, where practices such as scalping were well established.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Since Asian mainland infectious diseases were well established in Indonesia, New Guineans thereby gained long exposure and built up much more resistance to Eurasian germs than did Aboriginal Australians.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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