well-connected

adjective

: having important and powerful friends
a well-connected lawyer

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In the six months since Guthrie's mysterious abduction, a portrait has emerged of a woman who was highly social and well-connected, even in older age. — Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Screencaps Nation is large and well-connected - perhaps the 90 percent or more of your readers who are smarter than me can explain this. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Our government is in a shambles, and laws are being broken in every direction for the benefit of the powerful and well-connected. — Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 But not everyone in Iran sees it that way, and many of the deal’s critics are both influential and well-connected. — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for well-connected

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