riches

plural noun

ˈri-chəz How to pronounce riches (audio)
Definition of richesnext
as in wealth
the total of one's money and property industrialists who had amassed riches of a magnitude that few had dreamed possible

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Recent Examples of riches Wilson, 78, brings a rags-to-riches success story to the race. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 The whole busker-to-recording star has a filmic rags-to-riches quality even before Hansard meta-ishly embodied it in the film. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 Fares, 68, has a rags-to-riches story not uncommon in Lebanon. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026 In any case, her rags-to-riches tale caught the imagination of people around the world. — Dan Kelly june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for riches

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“Riches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riches. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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