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well-manned

  • a word derived from manned.
    manned
    adjective
    carrying or operated by one or more persons; crewed.

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The edge is well-manned with Bralen Trice and Zion Tupuola-Fetui; linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio is a pro prospect; and cornerback Jabbar Muhammad from Oklahoma State should help solidify what was a troublesome secondary last year.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

But Moscow’s troops have encountered well-manned secondary and tertiary Ukrainian defensive lines that have been in place for years.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

Against a well-manned Watford midfield, Arsenal should also redeploy the central pairing of Francis Coquelin and Mohamed Elneny following their sturdy performance at Tottenham.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2016

When Petruchio’s antic charm offensive meets Kate’s well-manned defenses, the combustion makes for a lively scene of cutting gibes and scornful retorts that is taken at a galloping clip.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2012

A few weeks after the return of the bridal couple, therefore, Volsung’s well-manned vessels arrived within sight of Siggeir’s shores.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber