as in capitalists
a wealthy person
a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
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Recent Examples of haves
The defending champion Canadians haves shown signs of age and struggled through parts of the tournament.
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John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Shop the Pre-Season Sales Now is the perfect time to shop for your plant-must haves—most gardening retailers offer early bird sales to get consumers excited for the season ahead.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Shop more of my travel must haves, below.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
As the use of ambient AI scribes becomes routine, some clinicians worry that the technology will widen the divide between health care haves and have-nots.
—Michelle Andrews, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
The term, popularized by the economist Peter Atwater, refers to the growing split, starting in 2020, between haves and the have-nots.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Most studies define the middle class relative to the national median, which makes the dividing line between haves and have-nots rise automatically as the country gets richer.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The drama, which also stars the likes of Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan, is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Shop the Pre-Season Sales Now is the perfect time to shop for your plant-must haves—most gardening retailers offer early bird sales to get consumers excited for the season ahead.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Shop more of my travel must haves, below.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
As the use of ambient AI scribes becomes routine, some clinicians worry that the technology will widen the divide between health care haves and have-nots.
—Michelle Andrews, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
The term, popularized by the economist Peter Atwater, refers to the growing split, starting in 2020, between haves and the have-nots.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Most studies define the middle class relative to the national median, which makes the dividing line between haves and have-nots rise automatically as the country gets richer.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The drama, which also stars the likes of Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan, is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haves
Noun
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But by the start of this season, our young capitalists have been flung further afield into new jobs and new places that stir up a vague sense of menace even before the actual danger of the plot grinds into action.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
23 Feb. 2026
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Render Venture capitalists are doubling down on Render, a startup offering easy-to-use cloud infrastructure.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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It might also be criticized for saying nothing about whether any or all of that money should be rebated to the countries that paid the money and the companies that experienced price increases for their products as a result of higher tariffs.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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The money has funded Guitars for Schools, which has provided instruments made by El Cajon based Taylor Guitars to 131 schools across San Diego County.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haves. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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