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the well-to-do

NOUN

beautiful people

Synonyms

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde café society cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite famous people glamorous people glitterati haut monde high life high society in-crowd jet set privileged class smart set society society people the in-crowd the privileged the upper class upper crust wealthy people

NOUN

jet set

Synonyms

STRONGEST

high society upper class upper crust

WEAK

beau monde beautiful people café society country-club set cream of society crème de la crème elite fashionable society gentlefolk glitterati haut monde high life in-crowd leisured class moneyed class polite society privileged class salon smart set the privileged wealthy people

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And, really, the well-to-do of California and the rest of the world would never go and pick their own strawberries.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Like the U.S. broadly, rich people are keeping the party going in New York, and powering a burgeoning local economy that caters to the well-to-do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

"We need a system that ensures access for the poor and prevents misuse by the well-to-do."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

“The finances of the well-to-do have never been better, their spending never stronger, and the economy never more dependent on that group,” Zandi told WSJ.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2025

“Where the well-to-do folks live? They have their own stores, paved roads...You've probably seen the path that leads to the side of town, lined with electric street lamps?”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

the well-to-do

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