1
as in resources
available money
had the wherewithal to pay cash for the car
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2
as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
people with the wherewithal to be able to afford such a lavish lifestyle
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Recent Examples of wherewithal
These are common in personal injury cases, because the clients often don’t have the wherewithal to pay a lawyer’s retainer fee in advance.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
When their time came, in 1979, many had the wherewithal to leave Iran and re-make their lives in London or Los Angeles.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Each of those four clubs have the financial wherewithal to make a long-term contract offer that could entice Peralta to forego free agency after the end of next season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
And this new college football world — where players are free agents every year — has dramatically benefitted Miami because of the Canes’ knack for luring top players (Cam Ward, Carson Beck, many others) and their financial wherewithal to offer them competitive NIL deals.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
When their time came, in 1979, many had the wherewithal to leave Iran and re-make their lives in London or Los Angeles.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Each of those four clubs have the financial wherewithal to make a long-term contract offer that could entice Peralta to forego free agency after the end of next season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
And this new college football world — where players are free agents every year — has dramatically benefitted Miami because of the Canes’ knack for luring top players (Cam Ward, Carson Beck, many others) and their financial wherewithal to offer them competitive NIL deals.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wherewithal
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Her mother found help and resources with other home-schooling residents and slowly the family entered the world of fundamentalism.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The team used resources at the Texas Advanced Computing Center and the new Trillium supercomputing cluster at SciNet at the University of Toronto.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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After the Apollo samples were returned to Earth and analyzed, textbooks were updated with a wealth of new information about the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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What does this wealth tax in California do?—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Despite ongoing talks, the White House has been briefed that the US military could be ready for an attack by the weekend, after a buildup in recent days of air and naval assets in the Middle East, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Sandy now serves as minister of works and public assets.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The bill would transition funds for family support services and parent education programs to Iowa HHS control to better draw down federal funds.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Haiti’s Superior Court of Auditors has said the funds, intended to rebuild the country after the 2010 earthquake, were squandered during the administration of former President Michel Martelly.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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That decision came a month before jurors were set to be selected for the high-profile capital murder trial.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Noel Hacegaba, who last month took the helm of the Port of Long Beach, has greenlit the largest capital-spending plan of any port in North America.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The most widespread Games in history created distinct pockets of Olympic spirit separated by hours on trains and miles of winding mountain roads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Keep your pockets open; money might come to you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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It might also be criticized for saying nothing about whether any or all of that money should be rebated to the countries that paid the money and the companies that experienced price increases for their products as a result of higher tariffs.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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The money has funded Guitars for Schools, which has provided instruments made by El Cajon based Taylor Guitars to 131 schools across San Diego County.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The organization was appealing to Garton and the fair because of its commitment to bridging the gap for people who may have received aid from FEMA or other programs, but who do not have the financial means to rebuild fully.—
Charlie Vargas,
Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The discrepancy comes in large part from men being likelier to choose more lethal means, such as firearms.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Wherewithal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wherewithal. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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