as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
a well-off couple adopted the baby
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Recent Examples of well-off
In the meantime, Yardeni wrote, many are likely to continue receiving financial support from their well-off parents.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And unlike past economic crises, this collapse has crossed all class lines, affecting bazaar merchants and the well-off as well as the poor.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, the wife (Laura Sosnowski) in a well-off couple is cheating on her husband (Blair Mitchell) with one of his employees (Eric Joshua Valle).
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Obviously poverty is not required—the well-off can write great literature, and often have.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beans and greens are often paired with pork, a lucky New Year’s food, thanks to the pig’s reputation for being plump and well-off.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
How long can Lovo expect the scant well-off Buffs boosters to reach into their pockets and endure such failed expectations?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Born in 1821, Baudelaire came from a fairly well-off family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And unlike past economic crises, this collapse has crossed all class lines, affecting bazaar merchants and the well-off as well as the poor.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, the wife (Laura Sosnowski) in a well-off couple is cheating on her husband (Blair Mitchell) with one of his employees (Eric Joshua Valle).
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Obviously poverty is not required—the well-off can write great literature, and often have.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beans and greens are often paired with pork, a lucky New Year’s food, thanks to the pig’s reputation for being plump and well-off.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
How long can Lovo expect the scant well-off Buffs boosters to reach into their pockets and endure such failed expectations?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Born in 1821, Baudelaire came from a fairly well-off family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-off
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The tech mogul has admitted to meeting Epstein over dinner several times to discuss the prospect of convincing the latter’s wealthy connections to donate to global health initiatives.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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George Welsh’s father, James, was a prominent and wealthy real estate magnate in Kansas City.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, there are a few dresses worn by society figures of a bygone age when Denver was an up-and-coming metropolis, made rich by mining and the westward expansion of American culture.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, rich and liberal Harvard joined the cost-cutting trend.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its location in one of the state’s most affluent coastal cities is one notable aspect.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The series, which stars and is executive produced by Hamm, follows his character, a divorced and jobless hedge fund manager who turns to robbing his wealthy neighbors in an affluent suburb.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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