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
Psychosocial factors that affect a person’s mental health and well-being – such as stress, social support, depression and anxiety, and socioeconomic status – play an important part of all parts of life, but especially at the end of life.
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Michelle Riba, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
In March, WalletHub released its 2025 list of the Happiest Cities in America, comparing 182 of the largest cities in the nation based on factors including income, employment and emotional and physical well-being.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Making sleep a priority is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to support overall well-being.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the announcement, Season 55’s curriculum will focus on emotional well-being, helping children learn accessible strategies to comprehend and cope with big feelings through fun, lighthearted, relatable, and engaging stories.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Riba, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
In March, WalletHub released its 2025 list of the Happiest Cities in America, comparing 182 of the largest cities in the nation based on factors including income, employment and emotional and physical well-being.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Making sleep a priority is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to support overall well-being.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the announcement, Season 55’s curriculum will focus on emotional well-being, helping children learn accessible strategies to comprehend and cope with big feelings through fun, lighthearted, relatable, and engaging stories.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-being
Noun
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Deputies notified the Sumter Police Department, who went to perform a welfare check on Leonard's home and discovered his wife dead in their garage from an apparent gunshot wound.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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With no response, prosecutors said, Daniel Krug called Broomfield police to ask for a welfare check on his wife.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To the normal viewer their interest is in the results, not the work involved.—
Dennis Warren,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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So Glanville and his colleagues wrote the journal Cell to gauge their interest in publishing the research.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Noun
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With traditional systems emphasizing reactive care, the need for a proactive approach to health has never been more urgent.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The fact that students have been detained suggests that there has been insufficient institutional resistance to the erosion of some of the most fundamental principles necessary to the health of academia—academic freedom, freedom of speech, the right to dissent.—
Susan Thomas,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Teenage Happiness Index The table below shows the average happiness score of teenagers in each state (ten being the best possible score).—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Each band member had a moment to showcase their instrumental skills with solo beats before moving on to the next section of songs, which centered around loneliness and isolation, ultimately leading to finding happiness.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead, for the sake of the entertainment business, Hollywood should adapt to the way in which audiences want to watch movies, Sarandos argued.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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There’s no room in modern leadership for an authoritarian style that defends positions for the sake of being right.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And the success or failure of those sacrifices is ultimately subjective.—
Richard Newby,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Celebrate small successes to preserve their self-esteem.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-being. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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