well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
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a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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As the calls occurred, Alexis was driving from the well-to-do suburb of Pétionville, passing the landmark Hexagon building that houses the Brazilian Embassy, en route to the presidential palace.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Sweeney plays Millie, a struggling young woman who finds a fresh start as a housemaid to the wealthy and well-to-do couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar).
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, the Halsted Athena’s voyage to the leafy avenues and art galleries of well-to-do Lincoln Park adds another chapter to its rich and complex backstory, stretching from Greece to Rome and from Yorkshire to Chicago.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
This would be an expensive deficit-expanding tax cut for folks in blue states that are relatively well-to-do.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Sweeney plays Millie, a struggling young woman who finds a fresh start as a housemaid to the wealthy and well-to-do couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar).
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, the Halsted Athena’s voyage to the leafy avenues and art galleries of well-to-do Lincoln Park adds another chapter to its rich and complex backstory, stretching from Greece to Rome and from Yorkshire to Chicago.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
This would be an expensive deficit-expanding tax cut for folks in blue states that are relatively well-to-do.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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