monied
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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The old man was a hedge knight, meaning he wandered about Westeros renting out his protective services to monied houses and, occasionally, those in need.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
She stands out, even against the blinding opulence of monied New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024
Democracy means rule of the people, not rule of monarchs, not rule of the monied, not rule of the mighty.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023
The invented deal was that the monied mother would give a share of the new business to him and Coleen, while Karen offered to invest money from an inheritance and rental incomes.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023
He is dressed in white shorts and a white shirt, an outfit which makes him look like a boy...a good boy...the only son of monied, unloving tycoons.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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