as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
we're only doing this for your own well-being
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Recent Examples of well-being
These cases could be seen as an admission that social networks indeed have an influence on their users and a responsibility for their well-being.
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Even for women uninterested in modulating their feelings and behavior to fit a societal standard of supportive positivity, perimenopause is presented as a hazard to health and well-being.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s a question on the mind of Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, who is on a mission to reorient the platform away from the attention-maximizing algorithms that have fueled toxicity across the industry, and toward a model rooted in positivity, utility, and user well-being.
—Adi Ignatius, Harvard Business Review, 25 Mar. 2026
The trial centered on claims that the tech giants deliberately designed their platforms with addictive features that keep young users hooked and damage their well-being.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Even for women uninterested in modulating their feelings and behavior to fit a societal standard of supportive positivity, perimenopause is presented as a hazard to health and well-being.
—Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s a question on the mind of Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, who is on a mission to reorient the platform away from the attention-maximizing algorithms that have fueled toxicity across the industry, and toward a model rooted in positivity, utility, and user well-being.
—Adi Ignatius, Harvard Business Review, 25 Mar. 2026
The trial centered on claims that the tech giants deliberately designed their platforms with addictive features that keep young users hooked and damage their well-being.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-being
Noun
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Republicans have also emphasized the reports of mass welfare fraud in Minnesota and other states to argue for reform.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to the Westmoreland County District Attorney, back in January, police were called to a home on Route 130 in Penn Township after the landlord called for a welfare check.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers are reportedly showing interest in signing him.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Subscribe now Global interest has been rising sharply in India's data center space, amid increasing artificial intelligence workloads.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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But those programs run up against systemic challenges and the health conditions that disproportionately affect Black women, according to Montgomery.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Focus on adjustments that are necessary to protect your time and support your health.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even with the Hornets in the midst of one of the best stretches in franchise history and the city gravitating toward full-fledged acceptance and happiness, the test that stood before them was a beast.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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This focus on their past appeals to the story’s lowest hanging fruit, which is its sense of incipient tragedy, the foreclosure of the possibility for happiness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lot of chatter around reality TV right now and the hazards of leaning into mess for the sake of potential viewership.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gone is the central amphitheater of stone, which was placed right in the middle of the park for the sake of symmetry, an arbitrary choice that ensured that the park would be cold and unspontaneous.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Lions added to that success stealing both of its attempts in the win over Allegiance.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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But, if the goal was to draw attention, the Weather Underground’s bombing campaign was a huge success.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-being. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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