as in favorable
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
tutoring can often be as beneficial and rewarding for the tutor as for the student receiving the help
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Recent Examples of beneficial
What begins as a desperate act of to prove she’s moved on spirals into a fake relationship for Olive with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
That legacy, combined with rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns — hallmarks of a warming world — have caused severe fires, resulting in widespread tree death, to now be more common than beneficial fires in California, the new study found.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Be aware that applying insecticides also can kill beneficial organisms in the soil, and that only certain products, applied at the right time, have a chance of being effective.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Known for her steady, reliable gymnastics, Carey’s presence could be hugely beneficial to Team USA.
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Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for beneficial
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
That legacy, combined with rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns — hallmarks of a warming world — have caused severe fires, resulting in widespread tree death, to now be more common than beneficial fires in California, the new study found.
—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Be aware that applying insecticides also can kill beneficial organisms in the soil, and that only certain products, applied at the right time, have a chance of being effective.
—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Known for her steady, reliable gymnastics, Carey’s presence could be hugely beneficial to Team USA.
—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for beneficial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
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That combination of clear skies, dry air and terrain can produce dramatic overnight lows in the 20s and 30s — and in especially favorable setups, even colder readings in localized spots like the one near Kirk, Oregon.
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Similarly, Sullivan and Hafley appear to have favorable view about Rodriguez’s ability to wear the green dot.
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Having a separate room to have this man handle his emotions may be helpful too.
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An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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Claude has been gross margin positive since the day Anthropic began selling it, profitable on the first dollar of customer spend rather than the thousandth.
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And as the 2023 dual writers’ and actors’ strikes thinned out theatrical lineups, that aversion to uncertainty became a push for reliable and profitable hits.
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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