well-established

American  

[wel-i-stab-lisht] / ˈwɛl ɪˈstæb lɪʃt /

adjective

1. permanently founded; settled; firmly set.

   a well-established business; a well-established habit.

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well-established British  

adjective

1. having permanence or security in a certain place, condition, job, etc

   a well-established brand

2. well-known or validated

   a well-established fact

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Etymology

Origin of well-established

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Statistical proof is well-established in the field of labor economics.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the few customers who need greater coverage, well-established tools to do so already exist.

From Barron's

The primary locomotives behind silver’s surge in 2025 are by now well-established.

From MarketWatch

The basic science of climate change has been well-established through decades of research.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Demehri explained that connecting a simple imaging measure with several well-established markers of stress and disease outcomes creates a new, practical approach to measuring chronic stress in everyday clinical practice.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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