as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
thanks to a deep-pocketed benefactor, she can pursue her dream of becoming an artist without worrying about how to pay the rent
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Recent Examples of deep-pocketed
But it was opposed by an array of influential and deep-pocketed groups that represent unions, businesses and fossil fuel companies.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The remarks carry particular weight in the art world, where Griffin is among the most active and deep-pocketed buyers globally.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But solving those problems requires serious, private negotiations, especially with an interested and deep-pocketed party.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
His withdrawal will please Mamdani’s powerful and deep-pocketed opponents, who have been trying to consolidate the field against the young candidate before November.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
But increasing numbers of deep-pocketed, avid collectors are creating more opportunities for sellers and brokers.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The remarks carry particular weight in the art world, where Griffin is among the most active and deep-pocketed buyers globally.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But solving those problems requires serious, private negotiations, especially with an interested and deep-pocketed party.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
His withdrawal will please Mamdani’s powerful and deep-pocketed opponents, who have been trying to consolidate the field against the young candidate before November.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
But increasing numbers of deep-pocketed, avid collectors are creating more opportunities for sellers and brokers.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep-pocketed
Adjective
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The Season’s characters, entertaining in their obnoxiously wealthy and drama-prone ways but not exactly dimensional, simply aren’t built for close scrutiny.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Targets included wealthy people and politicians, Proper told investigators, according to a criminal complaint.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The discovery is so surprising because even though AGNs are rich with gas and dust — the building blocks of planets — the turbulent conditions within the disks wouldn't generally be considered ideal for forming planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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Gardena and salted amber give this shimmery body mist a rich, tropical vacation sort of scent profile.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The iPhone Ultra is a high-margin smartphone that can serve as a lightning rod to attract the highest and most affluent consumers.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The sales seem to come from flagship showrooms in very affluent locations like Beverly Hills, Miami, London and Hong Kong.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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“Deep-pocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-pocketed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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