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wherewithal

[hwair-with-awl, -with-, wair-] / ˈʰwɛər wɪðˌɔl, -wɪθ-, ˈwɛər- /


NOUN
ability
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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“He’s got the experience and the wherewithal to lead this state.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

They also have the financial and technical wherewithal to design their own AI chips and save money in doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Any team could be doing what the Dodgers are doing if they had the wherewithal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

But even if that’s not the end of the brutal crypto selloff, Strategy “has the wherewithal to ride out a hypothetically much steeper Bitcoin rout,” TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza said in a note Friday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

Just one teaspoon at morning and night and you will have the wherewithal of your youth.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool


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