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
Shop the Pre-Season Sales Now is the perfect time to shop for your plant-must haves—most gardening retailers offer early bird sales to get consumers excited for the season ahead.
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Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Shop more of my travel must haves, below.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
As the use of ambient AI scribes becomes routine, some clinicians worry that the technology will widen the divide between health care haves and have-nots.
—Michelle Andrews, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
The term, popularized by the economist Peter Atwater, refers to the growing split, starting in 2020, between haves and the have-nots.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Most studies define the middle class relative to the national median, which makes the dividing line between haves and have-nots rise automatically as the country gets richer.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The drama, which also stars the likes of Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan, is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
This is not a problem of haves versus have-nots.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Shop more of my travel must haves, below.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
As the use of ambient AI scribes becomes routine, some clinicians worry that the technology will widen the divide between health care haves and have-nots.
—Michelle Andrews, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
The term, popularized by the economist Peter Atwater, refers to the growing split, starting in 2020, between haves and the have-nots.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Most studies define the middle class relative to the national median, which makes the dividing line between haves and have-nots rise automatically as the country gets richer.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The drama, which also stars the likes of Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan, is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
This is not a problem of haves versus have-nots.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haves
Noun
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Venture capitalists and experts have previously told CNBC that these deals often leave some investors and employees in a state of limbo while founders and AI leaders get paid handsomely.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Union leaders and hotel honchos were astonished to find Mayor Newsom out on the picket line, calling out the capitalists.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Karen Powers overheard the adjuster accusing her husband and brother of having failed to perform work with the money that State Farm had issued on the earlier claim.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cathy is also a woman feeling the pressure of getting married, ideally to a dude with money.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haves. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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