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well-kept

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adjective

  1. maintained in good condition

    the front lawns are well kept
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At the center is an open-air amphitheater and waterfall ringed by glass buildings and shaded by well-kept trees.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Each front lawn is neat, each hedgerow well-kept.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

The political views of America’s second lady are something of a well-kept mystery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

It is an effortfully attractive place with well-kept painted brick homes and clipped lawns.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

“Ye should know better than most that these things are very well-kept secrets. And even if I did tell ye, who’s to say I won’t change me mind later?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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