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also monied
as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad
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Recent Examples of moneyed
In the three-and-a-half-hour drama directed by Brady Corbet, Pearce plays the moneyed Pennsylvania industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, who takes on the immigrant architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) as his new pet project.
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Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
But among Silicon Valley’s most moneyed class retreat wasn’t an option.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Earlier in the week Hugel played a surprise popup show at Delilah – h. wood’s showcase restaurant where models mixed with the moneyed crowd while dining in a private club atmosphere.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Read: Check out these two great books about the moneyed class.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
But among Silicon Valley’s most moneyed class retreat wasn’t an option.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Earlier in the week Hugel played a surprise popup show at Delilah – h. wood’s showcase restaurant where models mixed with the moneyed crowd while dining in a private club atmosphere.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Read: Check out these two great books about the moneyed class.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moneyed
Adjective
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One way to see government spending is as a luxury that wealthier societies can afford.—
James Broughel,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beginning in the 1970s and ’80s, wealthy nations exported such unloved materials as asbestos and DDT to impoverished nations like Benin and Haiti, which were desperate to develop their economies yet rarely possessed facilities capable of properly disposing of toxic materials.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For too long, many of us in the marketing industry have been complacent, talking a good game about this fabled cohort of affluent, life-affirming oldies.—
Tim Wragg,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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But as Times reporter Liam Dillon chronicled this week, some residents and leaders are signaling familiar opposition to new affordable housing, as others suggest making the affluent enclave more exclusive.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Their roster is rich with talented young players, including a terrific goaltender in Lukas Dostal, and there are signs that Anaheim is starting to figure it out.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The fruit is rich in vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, as well as antioxidants, and potassium.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Moneyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moneyed. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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