Definition of well-offnext

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Recent Examples of well-off Kyiv has focused many of its attacks on refineries and storage facilities supplying gas to Moscow’s residents, likely looking to impose as big of a cost on Russia’s most influential and well-off populace. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026 And many of the ones who can certainly can’t afford not to sell if some well-off New Yorkers, or techsters from Silicon Valley, or Hollywood types want to give them a month of bills for their tickets. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 June 2026 My mother belonged to Mersin’s well-off Christian community, which was mainly of Syrian origin. Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Rural areas also used to be thought of as less financially well-off and therefore less desirable for retailers. Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for well-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-off
Adjective
  • Congressional Democrats and watchdog groups have raised concerns that the group lacks transparency, skirts federal rules and allows companies and wealthy individuals to buy access to the president’s office.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Patel viewed it more as a high-stakes litmus test of his wealthy audience’s altruism.
    Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Adjective
  • Designed to be charming and romantic, rooms have a B&B feel with canopy beds, rich drapery, plush chairs, hardwood floors, and walls adorned with chair rail and crown molding.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Each spoonful was rich and silky, with creamy vanilla pudding coating tender banana slices and vanilla wafers that soaked up enough sweetness to become cake-like.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • This is likely why affluent jetsetters of every ilk—from multi-generational families to newlyweds on their honeymoon—choose to stay here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • The national retailers who seized the opportunity, in turn, helped make the neighborhood still more attractive to affluent newcomers and investors.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-off. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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