as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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Recent Examples of well-to-do
Authorities soon identified the victim as William H. Kirk, a 50-year-old, well-to-do horse dealer, who’d said goodbye to his wife Minnie, 23, and their 6-week-old child on Christmas Eve to head off to Cheviot on business.
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Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
More realistically, the doubt that continues to this day is an effect of how badly politicians panicked in ways that were not just bad for well-to-do Americans and Europeans, but monstrously so for the world’s poorest.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Created by soap legend Michelle Val Jean, Gates centers on the saga of the well-to-do Dupree family, pillars of society in an elite (and drama-filled) Black enclave near Washington, D.C.
—EW.com, 25 June 2025
The Gilded Age In 1000 Islands This New York region along the U.S.-Canada border attracted many well-to-do travelers amid the Gilded Age.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
More realistically, the doubt that continues to this day is an effect of how badly politicians panicked in ways that were not just bad for well-to-do Americans and Europeans, but monstrously so for the world’s poorest.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Created by soap legend Michelle Val Jean, Gates centers on the saga of the well-to-do Dupree family, pillars of society in an elite (and drama-filled) Black enclave near Washington, D.C.
—EW.com, 25 June 2025
The Gilded Age In 1000 Islands This New York region along the U.S.-Canada border attracted many well-to-do travelers amid the Gilded Age.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-to-do
Adjective
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The other shows pockets of weakness, with much economic activity being driven by wealthier Americans.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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That’s the selling proposition from Angela Davis, who, as president of Campbell Global in Portland, Oregon, oversees $10 billion on behalf of institutions and wealthy individuals.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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My Feelings is a rare kind of film: emotionally rich, effortlessly paced and surprisingly funny.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Terra-cotta Tiles Terra-cotta tiles are rich, rustic, and wonderfully versatile.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
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In France, a courtlier breed of tooth pullers began to cater to the affluent in the late seventeenth century.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Walk around the block in the colonial heartland of this affluent city-state and tourists are snapping away at famous 19th century hotel Raffles, while others make a beeline for the opulent Long Bar where the original Singapore Sling cocktail was concocted.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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