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Recent Examples of better-off
The proportion already in private schools dipped from 70% in 2023-24 – reflecting the first year of eligibility for better-off families – to 30%.
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Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
All of this opened an opportunity for businesses and better-off Pakistanis to begin importing solar panels from China, which can pay for themselves in as little as two years and free their users from the expensive, unreliable grid.
—Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjusted for inflation, pay has increased very little since 2010, which means people aren’t substantially better-off.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 July 2024
Unlike their better-off friends, their use of private vehicles hasn’t budged.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
It's said the better-off will get more than the less well-off from their vouchers; but at least the less well-off can choose a better school for their kids, and break them free from the lifetime consequences of being three grade levels behind in reading.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
Slightly better-off Gazans are donating bags of rice and scraps of wood to encampments at UNRWA schools so that evacuees can cook plain rice on campfires and feed dozens.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2023
That doesn’t mean that low-income people get higher benefits than better-off people do.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2023
Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
All of this opened an opportunity for businesses and better-off Pakistanis to begin importing solar panels from China, which can pay for themselves in as little as two years and free their users from the expensive, unreliable grid.
—Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjusted for inflation, pay has increased very little since 2010, which means people aren’t substantially better-off.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 July 2024
Unlike their better-off friends, their use of private vehicles hasn’t budged.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
It's said the better-off will get more than the less well-off from their vouchers; but at least the less well-off can choose a better school for their kids, and break them free from the lifetime consequences of being three grade levels behind in reading.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
Slightly better-off Gazans are donating bags of rice and scraps of wood to encampments at UNRWA schools so that evacuees can cook plain rice on campfires and feed dozens.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2023
That doesn’t mean that low-income people get higher benefits than better-off people do.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for better-off
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But Chinese consumers are growing increasingly affluent, which presents an opportunity for American producers.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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The village, which includes some of Miami-Dade’s most affluent neighborhoods, has already collected 90,000 pounds of food waste in just one year.—
ASHLEY MIZNAZI,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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For entrepreneurs, perfection is the enemy of getting started, gaining traction, and ultimately building a successful business on what might be a great idea waiting for execution.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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On July 21, 2016, the lawyer who co-founded Winthrop Intelligence, the successful college sports SaaS company, signed his last will and testament, naming his wife Kelly the executor of his estate and trustee of his trust.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Trump's inaugural, right behind them three wealthiest guys in America.—
Meghan Mistry,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The fabulously wealthy Octopussy is seen in jumpsuits, saris, and all manner of wardrobe, but nothing expresses her style so well as this personalized silk robe, bearing a painting of the cephalopod that inspired her nickname on the back.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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No one could vote except propertied, head-of-household men.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
16 Sep. 2024
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For more than a century, the U.S. and Canada built a close, prosperous partnership—standing together in war, mutually fueling their economies through trade, and maintaining the world's longest undefended border.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The lessons learned here could shape the future of anti-poverty efforts across the country, offering hope for a more equitable and prosperous future for American children.—
Darrick Hamilton,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler, the Overseas debuted in 1996 in stainless steel or solid gold.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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The skies are clear, the humidity is lower and the temperatures are comfortable, especially in northern regions like Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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People who won’t feel comfortable going to the Kennedy Center can still come to my show.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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The younger, monied collector would rather have a [Ruf] ‘Yellowbird’ than a D-Type.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2025
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As a result, despite Baltimore’s seeming head start on the Opportunity Zone law, that potential largely fizzled under the pressure of gentrification fears and monied interests and failed to capture the true potential of the legislation.—
Venroy July,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Better-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better-off. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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