well-built
adjective
1
: built to be strong or to work well
a well-built house/car/system
2
: physically strong or attractive
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As well-built as the controller is, though, this all feels a bit like table stakes in the modern controller market.
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ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Baumgardner Dane Brugler’s analysis A short, well-built back, Black runs balanced, low to the ground and consistently finds cracks at the line of scrimmage.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
It's also made of aluminum, sturdy and well-built in your hands.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
The piece, after all, takes a page from the slithering, scaly serpent — being chunky, well-built, highly textural, and fluid.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Baumgardner Dane Brugler’s analysis A short, well-built back, Black runs balanced, low to the ground and consistently finds cracks at the line of scrimmage.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
It's also made of aluminum, sturdy and well-built in your hands.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
The piece, after all, takes a page from the slithering, scaly serpent — being chunky, well-built, highly textural, and fluid.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for well-built
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“Well-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-built. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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