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
And why should well-to-do passengers be getting a free ride?
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Eventually, the well-to-do, or working rich, start hurting too.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Eureka Day, in particular, found its universality in the specificity of its liberal, well-to-do day-school officials and the panic that the hot topic of vaccines unleashed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Despite its appearance, The Residence isn’t the inside of a well-to-do executive’s mansion.
—Jenna Thompson
april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Eventually, the well-to-do, or working rich, start hurting too.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Eureka Day, in particular, found its universality in the specificity of its liberal, well-to-do day-school officials and the panic that the hot topic of vaccines unleashed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Despite its appearance, The Residence isn’t the inside of a well-to-do executive’s mansion.
—Jenna Thompson
april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for well-to-do
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-to-do
Adjective
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Darboven was a wealthy woman who never left home and used acquisition agents.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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With higher prices and a looming billionaire wealth tax, the Golden State continues to see both working-class residents and wealthy business owners leaving for more affordable cities.—
Lindsay Kornick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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These figures likely understate the true advantage because affluent families can afford test preparation services that boost scores in the first place.—
Prasad Krishnamurthy,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The mayor of an affluent suburb of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese government last month.—
Julia Press,
Bloomberg,
29 May 2026
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-to-do. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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