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Recent Examples of well-off Stock holdings are disproportionately concentrated among the more well-off and give them greater financial flexibility. Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025 The bundling of flights, transfers and accommodation opened up foreign travel to less well-off consumers who previously could only holiday at home. Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 Working in the shadows, asylum-seekers without well-off sponsors find themselves in limbo, stuck in substandard housing or reliant on small networks of church or immigrant advocacy groups. Palabra, al, 22 Mar. 2023 In that way, the benefits would be accessible to all and not just the well-off who can afford to use such technologies. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023 An inevitably moving tale as Little Bird, now mid-twenties, part of a well-off Jewish elite and engaged, sets off into the Canadian prairies to encounter the truth of her past. John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2023 And that the most welcome gift from a more well-off and well-meaning mother is to send cash? Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023 That’s when, amid economic uncertainty, the well-off feel more of the bite. Justin Lahart, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-off
Adjective
  • Still, analysts see growing interest in the market, especially among a younger wealthy pool of buyers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Proposition 50 supporters reported hundreds of thousands of individual donations, while the No camp has relied primarily on a single wealthy donor.
    Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One way is when iron-rich rock is exposed to high temperatures and acidic conditions, but neither are evident in the area around Cheyava Falls.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The story has too many rich details to be a lie, and Marlon knows something of woe too.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The start-up comes as the collector car market faces challenges, but is growing as young affluent buyers see them as investments.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The latest news comes from a project a decade in the making and includes affordable housing options in some of Charlotte’s affluent neighborhoods.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-off. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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