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Recent Examples of better-off
In the 1870s, workers and domestic servants were still living close to their employers in back alleys and compounds behind the homes of the better-off.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 May 2025
Spending by better-off Americans has played a key role in keeping the US economy humming along these past few years, but the recent turbulence on Wall Street, triggered by Trump’s tariffs, is putting that under threat.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The proportion already in private schools dipped from 70% in 2023-24 – reflecting the first year of eligibility for better-off families – to 30%.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
There’s a real debate to be had about what responsibility better-off neighborhoods like Hyde Park have to help solve humanitarian problems that often are laid at the feet of poorer areas.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The proportion already in private schools dipped from 70% in 2023-24 – reflecting the first year of eligibility for better-off families – to 30%.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
All of this opened an opportunity for businesses and better-off Pakistanis to begin importing solar panels from China, which can pay for themselves in as little as two years and free their users from the expensive, unreliable grid.
—Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 May 2025
Spending by better-off Americans has played a key role in keeping the US economy humming along these past few years, but the recent turbulence on Wall Street, triggered by Trump’s tariffs, is putting that under threat.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The proportion already in private schools dipped from 70% in 2023-24 – reflecting the first year of eligibility for better-off families – to 30%.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
There’s a real debate to be had about what responsibility better-off neighborhoods like Hyde Park have to help solve humanitarian problems that often are laid at the feet of poorer areas.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The proportion already in private schools dipped from 70% in 2023-24 – reflecting the first year of eligibility for better-off families – to 30%.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
All of this opened an opportunity for businesses and better-off Pakistanis to begin importing solar panels from China, which can pay for themselves in as little as two years and free their users from the expensive, unreliable grid.
—Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for better-off
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Viewers of that first episode were treated to scenes of the family’s affluent lifestyle in a gated community outside of Atlanta.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Zermatt is one of Switzerland's most exclusive Alpine resorts, visited by affluent European skiers.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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This system inevitably favors rich, already successful teams.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
25 May 2025
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The mission is successful, giving members in and outside of the Resistance a reason to hope again, knowing the Empire has vulnerabilities that can be exploited. — As seen on Andor.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Tax cuts that disproportionately benefit wealthier Americans and new tax deductions for tips also are included in the legislation.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Yet by Holly Jackson A famed Y.A. author’s first foray into adult fiction centers on Jet Mason, the wayward daughter of a wealthy Vermont family.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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No one could vote except propertied, head-of-household men.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
16 Sep. 2024
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But that village has much to gain and, people often forget, Chicago needs its suburban feeders to be economically prosperous so the residents there can spend money in the city.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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More than 1,000 people were forced out of the prosperous Black community known as Oscarville by white individuals from Forsyth County, Teen Vogue reported.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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From There to Here PXG was originally perceived as an elite brand for well-to-do men.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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His vision tilts heavily toward the wealthy and well-to-do, with special shortcuts for them and barriers to entry for the rest — particularly the world’s refugees and asylum seekers.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s deep emotion and vulnerability in Blanchett’s work, with its performance counteracting the New Boy’s calm and comfortable otherness with an almost overbearing dedication to care.—
Ella Kemp,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Your breakthrough is waiting on the other side of what feels comfortable.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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During the Regency period–as far as monied Royalty and aristocracy were concerned–colour wasn’t just seen, it was felt–and this feeling of sensory immersion is achieved in the Colour exhibition which incorporates installations, neon art, costume, sound and light.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Opponents say the bill would consolidate more power in the hands of Tallahassee and monied special interests.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Better-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better-off. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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