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: a portion of food : serving
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: dose sense 3
… large helpings of reportage and interviews.—
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He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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Everyone will reach for a second helping of this traditional Southern casserole.
—Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
So, let’s close out Night 2 with a big helping of soulful island reggae grooves from Maui’s Maoli on the HelloFresh Stage.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Southern Railway testified in court that 85 percent of the company’s white diners were served at least two helpings before Black consumers could even place their first order.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
And then to add insult to that heaping helping of figurative injury, the nachos took some collateral damage and were effectively ruined.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
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Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
So, let’s close out Night 2 with a big helping of soulful island reggae grooves from Maui’s Maoli on the HelloFresh Stage.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Southern Railway testified in court that 85 percent of the company’s white diners were served at least two helpings before Black consumers could even place their first order.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
And then to add insult to that heaping helping of figurative injury, the nachos took some collateral damage and were effectively ruined.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for helping
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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