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well-kept

British  

adjective

  1. maintained in good condition

    the front lawns are well kept

"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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Reuters news agency describes Bonnyrigg as a working-class, well-kept enclave with an ethnically diverse population.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

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

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

The following information is classified, as it refers to a location that handles several million very well-kept secrets.

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

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