as in affluent
having goods, property, or money in abundance
a wealthy man who likes to collect antique cars
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Recent Examples of wealthy
Government officials hosted an eclectic mix of wealthy philanthropists, alternative medicine influencers, health tech executives, and medical researchers to discuss a wide range of issues, from Lyme disease to gut health.
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Kff Health News, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Jekyll Island In the Industrial Age, the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Vanderbilts, among other wealthy families, retreated to Jekyll Island during the winter months.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
In the coming months, First Proof and other AI benchmarks might help foretell the still-hazy fate of mathematics—a tiny niche of the scientific world that suddenly has some of the Earth’s wealthiest eyes trained upon it.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Investors made wealthy by the Gulf region's abundant oil and gas increasingly are turning to Africa’s clean energy sector, attracted by rising electricity demand, rapid urbanization and the continent’s growing role in global supply chains tied to critical minerals and manufacturing.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kff Health News, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Jekyll Island In the Industrial Age, the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Vanderbilts, among other wealthy families, retreated to Jekyll Island during the winter months.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
In the coming months, First Proof and other AI benchmarks might help foretell the still-hazy fate of mathematics—a tiny niche of the scientific world that suddenly has some of the Earth’s wealthiest eyes trained upon it.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Investors made wealthy by the Gulf region's abundant oil and gas increasingly are turning to Africa’s clean energy sector, attracted by rising electricity demand, rapid urbanization and the continent’s growing role in global supply chains tied to critical minerals and manufacturing.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wealthy
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What this signals beyond the wealthy While trust reveals are most often associated with affluent families, the underlying impulse extends well beyond the wealthy.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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El Portal is affluent, with a median income just over $100,000.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Interestingly, the internal recycling process allows the planet to maintain a thick, hydrogen-rich atmosphere that would otherwise be stripped away by the intense X-ray radiation from its host star.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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That same anti-rich mania is driving Illinois Democrats to push for a 3% surcharge levied against $1 million earners.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wealthy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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