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as in lucrative
yielding a profit
selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom
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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
I have always found honesty to be a profitable course of action
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Recent Examples of profitable
Better yet, this new endeavor of cloud computing has proven to be an immensely profitable business for other companies.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Many highly successful, inherently profitable brands go bankrupt trying to maintain this fragile balancing act.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
This profitable loophole can be exploited to evade security controls.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The film broke out as a cultural phenomenon, becoming one of the most profitable in cinema history with a minimal budget and a worldwide gross of around $194 million.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Many highly successful, inherently profitable brands go bankrupt trying to maintain this fragile balancing act.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
This profitable loophole can be exploited to evade security controls.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The film broke out as a cultural phenomenon, becoming one of the most profitable in cinema history with a minimal budget and a worldwide gross of around $194 million.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for profitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitable
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Cloud infrastructure has proven to be highly lucrative for hyperscaler peers Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and Zuckerberg has hinted of late that Meta could be headed in that direction.
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That might mean gutting labor or safety standards that would delay the technology’s rollout, ignoring anticompetitive acts, or providing favors in the form of cheap loans or lucrative government contracts.
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Human minds would have to ensure that that bounty got distributed in socially beneficial ways.
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Syn explains that the starter is created by combining flour and water, allowing naturally occurring wild yeast and beneficial bacteria to grow over time.
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For some buyers, paying extra for the latest model can be worthwhile.
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Most people agree that updating government websites is a worthwhile and necessary endeavor.
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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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The suggestion that the president is in-the-know about what the chairman would like to do with rates is unlikely to be helpful.
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The piece from Ginexi linked above contains helpful advice and some short examples about halfway down the page.
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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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“Profitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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