as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
we're only doing this for your own well-being
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Recent Examples of well-being
Designer Dane Austin founded his eponymous, full-service design firm in 2009 with the belief that a beautiful home can enhance the well-being of its residents.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Smith is the founder of Roots In Her Health, a nonprofit focused on teaching teen girls how to understand their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Several short daily play sessions followed by a meal mimics the hunt-eat-rest cycle, and does wonders for a cat’s physical and emotional well-being.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Woodhull’s wellness program is ultimately driven by the financial implications of inaction to establish employee well-being.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Smith is the founder of Roots In Her Health, a nonprofit focused on teaching teen girls how to understand their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Several short daily play sessions followed by a meal mimics the hunt-eat-rest cycle, and does wonders for a cat’s physical and emotional well-being.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Woodhull’s wellness program is ultimately driven by the financial implications of inaction to establish employee well-being.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-being
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Fort Worth police officers responded to the victim’s apartment in the 7300 block of Harris Parkway shortly before noon on Wednesday to perform a welfare check, but initially couldn’t get inside to find the woman they’d been called to check on, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ponzer, her father, had called authorities in Alaska that year for a welfare check because his daughter was there with Gingles and the two had an argument.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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While the project is framed as a civilian innovation, the timing and capabilities have sparked wider interest in what such systems could become.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Delta previously discontinued the JFK–Orange County route due to airport capacity constraints, but its return signals renewed interest in premium domestic travel.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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That website's launch was memorably rocky -- only six people successfully signed up for health plans on the website's first day, according to internal Obama administration notes obtained by congressional Republicans -- a failure that became a political liability for the Obama administration.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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This suggests that spider silk research could offer new insights into human health, particularly in understanding how biological signaling works at a molecular level.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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This boy will bring so much love and happiness to your home.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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After Tuesday’s Mega Millions, Fantasy 5, Jackpot Triple Play and Cash4Life drawings, there was happiness in Hialeah and suburban Broward County.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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But in order to make good on the movie-ness of it all, Johnson and McCarrol leaped and ran and dived into the sky, all for the sake of booking a concert at the beloved Toronto venue Rivoli.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Chock called for judges to be vetted for the sake of transparency.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kuaishou's success with its Kling models has been a key factor behind its more than 50% share price rise over the last year.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-being. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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