well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
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Examples of well-to-do in a Sentence
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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This would be an expensive deficit-expanding tax cut for folks in blue states that are relatively well-to-do.
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Courtesy Francine Sohn The Palisades Fire, now one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, began in the backyard of Palisades Highlands, a secluded and well-to-do community overlooking the coast between Malibu and Santa Monica.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Francis was born around 1181, in Assisi in central Italy, the son of a well-to-do merchant named Pietro di Bernardone.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
At the bottom of the Hollywood Hills, the lobby of the hotel has turned into an evacuation zone for some of Los Angeles’ most well-to-do residents.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Courtesy Francine Sohn The Palisades Fire, now one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, began in the backyard of Palisades Highlands, a secluded and well-to-do community overlooking the coast between Malibu and Santa Monica.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Francis was born around 1181, in Assisi in central Italy, the son of a well-to-do merchant named Pietro di Bernardone.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
At the bottom of the Hollywood Hills, the lobby of the hotel has turned into an evacuation zone for some of Los Angeles’ most well-to-do residents.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-to-do. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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