established
Americanadjective
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founded, built, or brought into existence.
The organization is getting ready to announce the first recipient of a newly established award recognizing outstanding service to the community.
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settled or installed relatively permanently in a position, place, business, etc..
The resort is a long established vacation destination with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality personal service to their guests.
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proven valid or true.
Knowledge about the venom of the spider that bit her is sparse, and there is no established treatment for it.
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accepted or recognized.
More recent research, however, contradicts the established narrative.
Experimental psychology is an established field with a long history of research involving humans.
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firm or settled in habit or condition.
Her established dislike of poetry meant she rarely received it for review.
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brought about, appointed, enacted, or ordained.
Requirements include being covered by federally established health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid.
verb
Other Word Forms
- quasi-established adjective
Etymology
Origin of established
First recorded in 1350–1400; establish ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; establish ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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The son of a surgeon, Horning established a chain of senior homes before pouring millions into Southern California commercial properties.
It firmly established Khamenei as part of the new leadership of the country.
From BBC
Forensics established that the confrontation began in the bedroom and moved into the hall.
From BBC
The WHO helped eradicate smallpox, established a framework that led to a dramatic worldwide reduction in tobacco use and helped control numerous pandemics, from Ebola to mpox to Zika.
From Salon
The Green Party's origins go back to the 1970s People's Party, then the Ecology Party, established as the existing Green Party of England and Wales in 1990.
From BBC
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