SILK STOCKINGS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

silk stockings

noun

plural of silk stocking

as in haves

a wealthy person made her reputation as an interior designer for the silk stockings of Nob Hill

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Recent Examples of silk stockings The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes. — Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Control is exercised through shell companies and tax haves in Switzerland led by front men who are dual nationals of Iran residing abroad.

— Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of haves

Noun

Venture capitalists are often willing to fund an entrepreneur who has persevered and improved an idea or product through trial and error.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses.

— Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of capitalists

Noun

But baseball owners then began approving the sale of teams like the Dodgers and Mets to hedge fund owners with deep pockets and that changed the equation.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
From faux foliage on the ceiling to animal sounds playing softly in the bathroom stalls, the whole experience feels as if the Rainforest Cafe was rebranded for adults with deep pockets.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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