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haves

noun as in rich

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The divide between the haves and the have-nots is so great that the elite never feel these things directly.

In shows that pertain to the criminal-justice system, particularly those held behind bars, black people are suddenly “must haves.”

Smooth, fair skin, fine facial features, and long, flowing hair top the list of must-haves for those deemed the most beautiful.

The underlying cause is an urban nation that is split neatly between the haves and have-nots.

Like American standardized testing, the Tawjihe exam favors the haves over the have-nots.

Miss Georgia would say that there were two too many 'haves' in that sentence, and the 'two too' sounds funny, too.

Jonathan haves a wonderful taste for company, Aunt Tibbie explained.

The starching, the fluting, the ironing, all take precious hours that might be employed upon some of the must-haves.

It is obviously the business of the Have-Nots to do that for one another; for the Haves do not know or understand.

And (and now I'm getting to the point) there are the rich and the poor—or call them, rather, the Haves and the Have-nots.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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