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well-thought-out

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adjective

  1. (well thought out when postpositive) carefully planned

"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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Your decision to take Social Security is a deeply personal and well-thought-out one.

From MarketWatch May 11, 2026

The policy was a well-thought-out, ambitious plan for beginning to address the housing crisis in our D.C. suburb.

From Slate Nov. 5, 2024

It has “all the markings of a really well-thought-out job” performed by a “professional crew,” according to Scott Andrew Selby, co-author of “Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2024

You know, all his great ideas and well-thought-out plans for protecting the public, boosting the economy, enhancing our leadership on the world stage and bolstering our democracy.

From Salon Dec. 10, 2023

“This is not a very well-thought-out proposal,” Babci scolded.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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