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Recent Examples of better-off
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
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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
Here, the better-off do not serve food to those without.
—Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
The author makes the discomfiting argument that better-off Americans benefit, whether knowingly or unknowingly, from the impoverishment of their fellow citizens.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2023
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
Here, the better-off do not serve food to those without.
—Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
The author makes the discomfiting argument that better-off Americans benefit, whether knowingly or unknowingly, from the impoverishment of their fellow citizens.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for better-off
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Pam Danziger covers retail with an emphasis on luxury brands and affluent consumers.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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In a sign that the brand is increasingly committed to offering its affluent clientele a lifestyle proposition, Stefano Ricci recently unveiled a penthouse called La Rocca at Tuscan medieval hamlet-turned tony resort destination Castelfalfi.Martino Carrera, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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If successful, this would be the first unionized Whole Foods Market store in the company.Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Photography is a highly technical art; a successful shoot requires the right alchemy of light, location, and weather, not to mention skill in framing, editing, and nurturing trust with your subjects.Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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No company—no matter how wealthy—can silence the cause of workers demanding justice.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Such a system might also discourage very wealthy Americans with a lot of passive U.S. income from setting up residence in low-tax jurisdictions.Tyler Cowen, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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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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In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
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Since 2022, cider sommelier Dan Pucci and Madeleine Osborn have hosted their idiosyncratic take on an English wassail celebration, the ancient tradition of visiting apple orchards in the wintertime to fête the trees and promote a prosperous harvest in the year to come.Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
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Thoughtful strategic partnerships are a powerful tool in navigating today's global economy and securing a prosperous future.Bharath Kumar Kakkireni, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Since then, there have been a handful of well-to-do if less illustrious owners, and records show the property last changed hands in 2006 for $3.975 million.Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Television Ted Danson and Mike Schur celebrate ‘living a bigger life’ with age in ‘A Man on the Inside’ Nov. 14, 2024 Danson plays Charles, a well-to-do retired professor of engineering, who after a year is still mourning his late wife.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The outer silicone shell is soft and comfortable, with pull tabs for easy removal and adjustment.Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Save big on the lightweight and comfortable Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones, which offer 24 hours of listening time on a single charge.Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Cheap and filling, burek was long considered déclassé by Slovenia’s monied set, and few self-respecting Slovenian super-chefs would include it on their menu.Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Musk has placed himself front and center among Trump’s monied supporters.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Better-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better-off. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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