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well-built

British  

adjective

  1. large or ample

    a well-built lady

  2. having a good, strong construction

    well-built houses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Steve Bradley, operations director with Jevington Logistics, estimated there would be a total of 110 tonnes of steel salvaged from the "well-built" ship while speaking from a tugboat as the dismantling work continued nearby.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

It's since strengthened further into a Category 5, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson, where even well-built structures face catastrophic damage.

From Barron's Oct. 27, 2025

A well-built, blackly comic morality play for which he stayed behind the camera, it’s among both his less metafictional endeavors and his most conventionally absorbing.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

A well-built cheese plate isn’t so different from a well-built meal — every element has a purpose.

From Salon Oct. 12, 2025

Mtolo was a tall, well-built man with an excellent memory.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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