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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-to-do
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Jacob Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans’ younger self, stumbling into an engagement with a girlfriend from a wealthy family (Olivia DeJonge) while falling in love with his uncle’s wife Amy (Odessa Young), a bohemian youngster who has clearly done some regrettable matrimonial stumbling herself.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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But then the Birds sold 8% of their operation to two wealthy families in deals that valued the club at $8.1 billion and $8.3 billion, respectively.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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In a slice of rich irony, OpenAI itself began to whine a couple of weeks ago when a Chinese rival, DeepSeek, garnered sudden attention.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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My husband, however, grew up in a very different reality—an affluent town where many of his friends were driving cars that cost as much as our house.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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The first daytime drama to premiere in over 25 years, Beyond the Gates is set in the leafy Maryland suburb of Fairmont Crest, just outside of Washington, D.C., one the most affluent African American counties in the United States.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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