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Recent Examples of well-heeled The 500,000 square foot al fresco shopping destination is unlike any mall in the U.S. with its uber luxe mix of retailers, koi ponds, palm tree covered parking and well-heeled clientele. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 The San Francisco Peninsula that Mayor Antonio López referred to is home to Stanford University, the opulent town of Atherton and well-heeled Palo Alto. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024 The price point of Universal Genève watches certainly isn’t in line with LVMH’s luxury lineup, but there’s no denying this brand’s importance to both entry-level and well-heeled collectors alike. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-heeled
Adjective
  • One way to see government spending is as a luxury that wealthier societies can afford.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • But the advent of name, image and likeness earnings for college athletes threw yet another roadblock at Johnson’s attempt to establish an identity and maintain some continuity, as programs with richer collectives lured key players away.
    Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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

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“Well-heeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-heeled. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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