as in capitalists
a wealthy person
a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
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Recent Examples of haves
These aren't nice-to-haves anymore.
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Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s been a year of haves and have-nots for the industrials, with companies heavily tied to data center construction, electrification, power generation, and aerospace largely outperforming the rest of the sector.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
So for those attending the last shows, here’s the best packing list for the concert, with my save-the-days and wish-I-would-haves.
—Samantha Leal, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Besides that should-have, there were a couple could-haves.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s been a year of haves and have-nots for the industrials, with companies heavily tied to data center construction, electrification, power generation, and aerospace largely outperforming the rest of the sector.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
So for those attending the last shows, here’s the best packing list for the concert, with my save-the-days and wish-I-would-haves.
—Samantha Leal, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Besides that should-have, there were a couple could-haves.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haves
Noun
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Angel investors are successful operators who want to give back, not venture capitalists in training.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Corporations love money more than anything, & this will really harm them and force them to do the right thing.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haves. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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