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
Pfeiffer will play Stacy, the matriarch of the well-to-do New York City Clyburn clan, who leave for central Montana in the wake of tragedy.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
When the French Revolution turned nobility into a liability, its well-to-do citizens began to disperse themselves amongst the poor, traveling on the right to better avoid being targeted by the masses.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
The result is a drama of surprising universality, in which a well-to-do couple becomes the target of unjust dismissals and persecution for political wrongthink against the Turkish regime.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Nancy Guthrie spent Saturday night eating dinner and playing games with family members before one of them dropped her off at her home in a well-to-do Tucson neighborhood that sits on hilly, desert terrain, the sheriff said.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
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Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
When the French Revolution turned nobility into a liability, its well-to-do citizens began to disperse themselves amongst the poor, traveling on the right to better avoid being targeted by the masses.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
The result is a drama of surprising universality, in which a well-to-do couple becomes the target of unjust dismissals and persecution for political wrongthink against the Turkish regime.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Nancy Guthrie spent Saturday night eating dinner and playing games with family members before one of them dropped her off at her home in a well-to-do Tucson neighborhood that sits on hilly, desert terrain, the sheriff said.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-to-do
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Batula, 34, and Wilson, 28, are part of an ensemble cast on the Bravo show, which follows a group of friends sharing a house for the summer in the Hamptons, a wealthy enclave on Long Island, New York.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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None of the myth’s subsequent retellings include evidence linking any wealthy Jewish families to Adolf Hitler’s lineage.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The exempt areas include the Red Sea tourist resorts of Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam, as well as the antiquities-rich southern cities of Aswan and Luxor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ballantyne East Located in south Charlotte, Ballantyne East is an affluent area home to more than 10,000 residents.—
Chase Jordan
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The risk is that language study becomes more stratified, remaining common in private schools and affluent districts while shrinking elsewhere.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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