as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
we're only doing this for your own well-being
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Recent Examples of well-being
If things like health and wealth improve happiness, then policies could, theoretically improve everyone’s sense of well-being.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Once these things are common enough to impact your daily functioning, close relationships, and mental well-being, a neurologist is more likely to suspect a progressive brain disease like Alzheimer’s, Lewy body dementia, or frontotemporal dementia.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 1 May 2025
Ideally, this work would be done routinely with a standardized measure to capture the pair’s well-being.
—Rebecca T Brown, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
That's part of our conversations every day—speaking openly about our Pack members' well-being, their wellness and their mental health.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Once these things are common enough to impact your daily functioning, close relationships, and mental well-being, a neurologist is more likely to suspect a progressive brain disease like Alzheimer’s, Lewy body dementia, or frontotemporal dementia.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 1 May 2025
Ideally, this work would be done routinely with a standardized measure to capture the pair’s well-being.
—Rebecca T Brown, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
That's part of our conversations every day—speaking openly about our Pack members' well-being, their wellness and their mental health.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-being
Noun
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In its statement announcing its initial suspension of Baffert, Churchill Downs emphasized the safety of horses as paramount to its decision, which was lauded by animal welfare groups.—
Katie Bo Lillis,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Best Friends Animal Society, a national animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters, released new data showing that New York saved 89 percent of dogs and cats in their shelters.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There’s the need for energy, which is prompting new interest in nuclear power, and other means of sourcing the juice needed for new data centers and systems.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The key is to layer plants with varying heights and textures to create visual interest and depth in these tighter spaces.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Of course, staying on top of his health requires plenty of dedication.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Mowing too little or too much can have adverse consequences for the health of the lawn and can also encourage unwanted plants to grow.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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Small changes in your behavior and surroundings can set you on course for happiness.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The second thing is that a lot of our discussion about happiness is overly self-centered.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump insists that these provisions are for the sake of protecting Jewish students.—
Charlotte Y. Levy,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2025
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The show, replete with flower-power aesthetics and a raunchy sensibility, showed off Buzzi's knack for physical comedy above the neck, her characters often contorting their faces for the sake of caricature.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The Florida Panthers’ run of consistent success over the past handful of years, which reached a crescendo last year with the franchise winning its first Stanley Cup, plays a heavy part in that.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
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Despite these women’s successes, however, as well as a new class of younger women elected to the House of Representatives, a new law, the first of its kind, has finally been enacted — in California.—
Lynne Agress,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-being. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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