as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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Recent Examples of well-to-do
With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler, the Overseas debuted in 1996 in stainless steel or solid gold.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
Han also plays Lee Min-ho’s well-to-do fiancée in When The Stars Gossip, a space drama was actually filmed two years ago.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The family was well-to-do, and Hantman went to school in Havana, learning English, German, French and Italian.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler, the Overseas debuted in 1996 in stainless steel or solid gold.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
Han also plays Lee Min-ho’s well-to-do fiancée in When The Stars Gossip, a space drama was actually filmed two years ago.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The family was well-to-do, and Hantman went to school in Havana, learning English, German, French and Italian.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-to-do
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By 1960, Gros Michel exports had all but vanished from supermarket shelves; surviving plants only persisted in isolated, small-scale farms or private collections of wealthy aficionados who could afford the costly biosecurity measures necessary to keep them alive.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon play the mom and dad of a wealthy family holed up in a posh bunker in a salt mine, George MacKay plays their son who yearns to know about the inhospitable outside world, and Moses Ingram is the stranger who changes everything.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The Russian dressing, a thick, chunky Thousand Island, is rich enough.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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China has increased coast guard patrols in these waters, which studies have suggested may be rich in oil and natural gas reserves.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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These areas tend to have affluent shoppers who have the time for and interest in shopping that way.—
Alexandra Talty,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The hotel brand surveyed 503 affluent U.S. adults between late February and early March, defined as those with household income of at least $250,000; a minimum of $1 million in total assets, and those who typically spend $10,000 or more on leisure travel annually.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-to-do. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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