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assets, capital, fortune, means, opulence, substance, wealth, wherewithal, worth
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In the decade that followed, Lerner would be joined by Russian oligarchs, Emirati sheikhs, American tycoons and Asian Tiger titans, all lured by the global popularity and growing riches of English soccer. — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, "The American Billionaire Who Got Chewed Up by English Soccer," 30 Nov. 2018 So much for the threat posed by Asia, which despite its vastness and riches remains a soccer minnow. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "The World Cup is a victory for the immigrant dream," 12 July 2018 The support among the candidates is divided mostly along racial lines, with most Hispanic voters supporting Cisneros, who made his riches in lottery winnings, while Asian voters and non-Hispanic white voters are supporting Kim. — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, "California Republican leads Obama-backed Democrat accused of sexual misconduct in hotly contested race: poll," 19 Sep. 2018 The discovery turned into a full-blown gold rush and in the 1860s, swarms of miners tore at the tiny stream for its riches. — New York Times, "Let the Stream Run Through It," 25 June 2018 There’s a reason Americans continue to flock to rags-to-riches stories and the ideal of the American dream in popular culture. — Bobby Jindal, WSJ, "Conservatism Isn’t Dead Yet," 25 Nov. 2018 The 25-year-old was in electric form at Craven Cottage last season, and helped the Cottagers seal promotion back to the riches of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. — SI.com, "West Ham Complete Signing of Fulham Defender Ryan Fredericks on Four-Year Contract," 5 June 2018 The rags-to-riches son of immigrants basking in the trappings of wealth and success. — Richard E. Farley, Town & Country, "The Great American Racetrack War," 9 June 2017 Premier League clubs are said to be lining up a move for Meyer, and the allure from the riches of the English top flight is hard to turn down. — SI.com, "Milan Forced to Hold Off On Max Meyer Deal While Hoffenheim Commence Talks With Midfielder," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'riches.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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