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
Tourism and recreation aren’t just nice-to-haves here.
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Shane Weddle, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The defending champion Canadians haves shown signs of age and struggled through parts of the tournament.
—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
Shane Weddle, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The defending champion Canadians haves shown signs of age and struggled through parts of the tournament.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haves
Noun
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Venture capitalists come in all sizes and flavors so damning with a broad brush is unreasonable and inaccurate.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Habib’s inbox filled with requests for new features as well as messages from venture capitalists looking to spin up World Monitor into a full-time business.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Richins declined to testify at the trial, where the prosecution painted her as a killer set on taking her husband's money.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Iza held the victim at gunpoint and demanded the business partner transfer money to him — which the business partner did later that day, documents filed in Los Angeles federal court show.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haves. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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