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
Authorities soon identified the victim as William H. Kirk, a 50-year-old, well-to-do horse dealer, who’d said goodbye to his wife Minnie, 23, and their 6-week-old child on Christmas Eve to head off to Cheviot on business.
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Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
More realistically, the doubt that continues to this day is an effect of how badly politicians panicked in ways that were not just bad for well-to-do Americans and Europeans, but monstrously so for the world’s poorest.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Created by soap legend Michelle Val Jean, Gates centers on the saga of the well-to-do Dupree family, pillars of society in an elite (and drama-filled) Black enclave near Washington, D.C.
—EW.com, 25 June 2025
The Gilded Age In 1000 Islands This New York region along the U.S.-Canada border attracted many well-to-do travelers amid the Gilded Age.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
More realistically, the doubt that continues to this day is an effect of how badly politicians panicked in ways that were not just bad for well-to-do Americans and Europeans, but monstrously so for the world’s poorest.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Created by soap legend Michelle Val Jean, Gates centers on the saga of the well-to-do Dupree family, pillars of society in an elite (and drama-filled) Black enclave near Washington, D.C.
—EW.com, 25 June 2025
The Gilded Age In 1000 Islands This New York region along the U.S.-Canada border attracted many well-to-do travelers amid the Gilded Age.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-to-do
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India's wealthy are also looking for opportunities outside the country.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Cadence Sinclair Eastman comes from a wealthy family that visits Beechwood Island, near Martha’s Vineyard, every summer.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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Shot over three years on a vintage Bolex camera, the film is a rich portrait of an elderly, unnamed woman who, born in a cave more than 60 years ago, now lives in a village caring for her children and grandchildren.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Aug. 2025
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The whiskey features rich aromas of vanilla, pipe tobacco, old leather, and cinnamon.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This policy opened nearly $9 trillion dollars of 401(k) accounts that only had access to asset classes typically reserved for institutional and affluent level investors, and this presents opportunity and risk.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Networks that are headquartered in major cities, and that can turn to large or affluent membership bases during fund-raising drives, will have an easier time making up shortfalls.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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