as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
a well-off couple adopted the baby
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Recent Examples of well-off
In the meantime, Yardeni wrote, many are likely to continue receiving financial support from their well-off parents.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And unlike past economic crises, this collapse has crossed all class lines, affecting bazaar merchants and the well-off as well as the poor.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, the wife (Laura Sosnowski) in a well-off couple is cheating on her husband (Blair Mitchell) with one of his employees (Eric Joshua Valle).
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Obviously poverty is not required—the well-off can write great literature, and often have.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beans and greens are often paired with pork, a lucky New Year’s food, thanks to the pig’s reputation for being plump and well-off.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
How long can Lovo expect the scant well-off Buffs boosters to reach into their pockets and endure such failed expectations?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Born in 1821, Baudelaire came from a fairly well-off family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And unlike past economic crises, this collapse has crossed all class lines, affecting bazaar merchants and the well-off as well as the poor.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, the wife (Laura Sosnowski) in a well-off couple is cheating on her husband (Blair Mitchell) with one of his employees (Eric Joshua Valle).
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Obviously poverty is not required—the well-off can write great literature, and often have.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beans and greens are often paired with pork, a lucky New Year’s food, thanks to the pig’s reputation for being plump and well-off.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
How long can Lovo expect the scant well-off Buffs boosters to reach into their pockets and endure such failed expectations?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Born in 1821, Baudelaire came from a fairly well-off family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-off
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New York's new socialist mayor wants to tax corporations and wealthy New Yorkers to finance the city's $12 billion budget deficit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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When wealthy velvet magnate Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif) moves in next door, at opulent Thrushcross Grange, Cathy awkwardly introduces herself, Edgar becomes smitten and his young ward Isabella (Alison Oliver) loves having a new girl friend.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hims and Hers’ ‘Sick of the System’ Sick of rich people having access to higher quality healthcare and GLP-1 drugs?—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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With dark chocolate, a bit of espresso, and a chocolate-peppermint ganache on top, these rich brownies have so much flavor in every bite.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Democratic turnout surpassed expectations in the affluent and well-educated suburban district, outpacing the number of party loyalists who voted in the regular 2024 congressional primary.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lil Jon has announced that his missing son, Nathan Smith, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, has died after a body was discovered in a pond near Smith’s home in an affluent Georgia town.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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