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
Designer Dane Austin founded his eponymous, full-service design firm in 2009 with the belief that a beautiful home can enhance the well-being of its residents.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Smith is the founder of Roots In Her Health, a nonprofit focused on teaching teen girls how to understand their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Several short daily play sessions followed by a meal mimics the hunt-eat-rest cycle, and does wonders for a cat’s physical and emotional well-being.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Woodhull’s wellness program is ultimately driven by the financial implications of inaction to establish employee well-being.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Smith is the founder of Roots In Her Health, a nonprofit focused on teaching teen girls how to understand their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Several short daily play sessions followed by a meal mimics the hunt-eat-rest cycle, and does wonders for a cat’s physical and emotional well-being.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Woodhull’s wellness program is ultimately driven by the financial implications of inaction to establish employee well-being.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-being
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Fort Worth police officers responded to the victim’s apartment in the 7300 block of Harris Parkway shortly before noon on Wednesday to perform a welfare check, but initially couldn’t get inside to find the woman they’d been called to check on, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ponzer, her father, had called authorities in Alaska that year for a welfare check because his daughter was there with Gingles and the two had an argument.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Army’s evaluation of the TRV-150 signals growing interest in shifting more logistical tasks to autonomous systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tamony also noted an increasing interest in climbing roses and roses in containers, as well as plenty of interest in pinks as a single-color accent to the green foliage.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Ige said Chicago has been working hard to reverse that trend, reiterating messages to the community that patients’ personal health information will not be shared.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to experts, house burping can bring benefits to your health, comfort, and indoor hygiene.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Feb. 2026
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This boy will bring so much love and happiness to your home.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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After Tuesday’s Mega Millions, Fantasy 5, Jackpot Triple Play and Cash4Life drawings, there was happiness in Hialeah and suburban Broward County.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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But in order to make good on the movie-ness of it all, Johnson and McCarrol leaped and ran and dived into the sky, all for the sake of booking a concert at the beloved Toronto venue Rivoli.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Chock called for judges to be vetted for the sake of transparency.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kuaishou's success with its Kling models has been a key factor behind its more than 50% share price rise over the last year.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-being. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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