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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
  • The scandal exposed how some wealthy families cheated and bribed to secure spots for their children at elite universities, sparking nationwide outrage over denied opportunities for more deserving students.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In this creative director, Balenciaga’s parent company Kering has nabbed for itself a top couturier with a pent-up following of wealthy people who will freely spend.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 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
  • Fasano Sardegna, located 15 miles south from the Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, will replicate the character of JHSF’s existing developments and unique holistic approach to catering to the affluent lifestyle.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Initially, Alex Pou worked closely with a Coconut Grove youth-football team, known as the Redskins, whose players were often poached by affluent youth-football leagues from outside the area.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-off. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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