as in have
a wealthy person
argued that the deep pockets will benefit most from the tax cuts
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Recent Examples of deep pocket
Need deep pockets or European sizes?
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Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Due to the inevitable cost overruns, ultra-deep pockets would be needed.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Most are in the hands of denim enthusiasts and denim collectors with deep pockets.
—Mohsin Sajid, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
With the most powerful law firms on the sidelines, opponents of the administration have struggled to find legal representation, turning to smaller firms that lack the personnel and deep pockets to effectively challenge the administration in the courts.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025
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Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Due to the inevitable cost overruns, ultra-deep pockets would be needed.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Most are in the hands of denim enthusiasts and denim collectors with deep pockets.
—Mohsin Sajid, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
With the most powerful law firms on the sidelines, opponents of the administration have struggled to find legal representation, turning to smaller firms that lack the personnel and deep pockets to effectively challenge the administration in the courts.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep pocket
Noun
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
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This is not a problem of haves versus have-nots.—
Eric Snoey,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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These are the ultimate capitalists, pecking ruggedly at the earth’s skin and turning its lifeblood into piles of cash.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Do not be afraid of the language of class warfare — the rich versus the poor, the oligarchs versus the citizens, the capitalists versus the proletariat.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cousin’s body was sprawled on the bed — nude with a silk stocking tied tightly around her neck.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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“Deep pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep%20pocket. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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