thought-out
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- well-thought-out adjective
Etymology
Origin of thought-out
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Apple’s version of consumer technology provides a carefully thought-out bundle.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Learning all this meant I had to use the blade as it was intended to be used, with certain foods and not others, which led to more thought-out dishes and meals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
As tight as a well thought-out jam-session,”Dead Outlaw” also recalls “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” the Michael Friedman-Alex Timbers musical that created a satiric historical rock show around a most problematic president.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
It seems a well-co-ordinated and a thought-out operation - even down to the fact that those praying know to immediately direct me to talk to the two men on the gate.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
What mattered was his willingness to test that reasoning by clearly thought-out experiments, in public, and to stand by the results of the experiments—something that was still a novelty even in 1611.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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