as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
the belief that somehow it is the nation's president who is responsible for the weal or woe of the people
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Recent Examples of weal
Of course, the value (and advisability) of such a potent check depends on the quality of the state actors involved, and in the United States, agency officials are highly trained, relatively diverse, and demonstrably devoted to the public weal.
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
When economic distress reaches a certain point, the individual citizen no longer uses his political power to serve the public weal, but only to help himself.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Some people develop pin-sized, raised bumps (weals) when sweating—this condition is called cholinergic urticaria.
—Jennifer Sabour, Health, 10 May 2024
Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
These and scores of other crimes against the public weal are carelessly grouped under this or that vague heading—libertarian prerogative, consumer sovereignty, anti-wokism, what have you—and enshrined as yet another instance of the way things have to be.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2021
Evince an old-fashioned interest in the public weal?
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
When economic distress reaches a certain point, the individual citizen no longer uses his political power to serve the public weal, but only to help himself.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Some people develop pin-sized, raised bumps (weals) when sweating—this condition is called cholinergic urticaria.
—Jennifer Sabour, Health, 10 May 2024
Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
These and scores of other crimes against the public weal are carelessly grouped under this or that vague heading—libertarian prerogative, consumer sovereignty, anti-wokism, what have you—and enshrined as yet another instance of the way things have to be.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2021
Evince an old-fashioned interest in the public weal?
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weal
Noun
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Both organizations emphasized improvements made to welfare systems and reporting procedures since 2016, when Endemol merged with Shine, and again in 2020 when Banijay acquired Endemol Shine.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Sometimes getting cut off welfare, not being able to eat.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Levy pointed out that such a new legal status could be used to provide disclosures to others about the parameters of the AI agent’s behavior: A digital employee might be required to act in the best interests of the corporation, to choose an obvious example.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The documents included emails, personal essays and other academic records, which showed Crooks to be a conscientious and intelligent college student with an interest in engineering as well as a clear skepticism of the federal government and corporations.—
Emily Mae Czachor
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Trump has already attempted to pressure Brazil's officials to help Bolsonaro by announcing a 50% tariff on goods from the country from August 1 in a letter that began by criticizing Bolsonaro's trial before Brazil's Supreme Court on accusations of attempting to overturn the last election.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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His new Goods and Services Tax replaced a byzantine tax code that included oddities like the octroi, a city toll on goods originating in the Roman empire.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Some of the most popular personal definitions of wealth include happiness, physical health, mental health, quality of relationships, accomplishments, amount of free time, and material possessions.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Kate Beckinsale is finding heartfelt ways to spread happiness amid her mother’s cancer diagnosis.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Dependable, uninterrupted and effective foreign aid is critical to the well-being of millions of children.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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From supporting a healthy gut to managing cholesterol and blood sugar levels, fiber plays a key role in many aspects of well-being.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
14 July 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of reasons to pick up gardening as a hobby, from connecting with nature and soaking up vitamin D to reducing stress and improving cardiovascular health (weeding is no joke).—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
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Due to his health issues, Stevens' performances at the CabaRay Showroom were canceled through July.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Superman became an enormous success, launching the superhero genre and a plethora of TV shows, movies, cartoons and merchandise.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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That’s a worthy bit of attention for the sake of humanity.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The days when agencies would just sue them for the sake of making their lives miserable are over.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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“Weal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weal. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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