1
: a portion of food : serving
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: dose sense 3
… large helpings of reportage and interviews.—
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Stefan KanferExamples of helping in a Sentence
He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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If your plant's potting medium becomes powder-dry due to indoor heat, an occasional extra helping of water might be called for.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Look for another helping of conversation with actors Kate Hudson, from the movie Song Sung Blue, and John Stamos, most recently of TV's The Hunting Wives and Palm Royale.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Guests tucked into slabs of soda bread with lashings of butter and chicken pot pie, washed down by flights of Baileys on ice and second helpings from a trifle cart.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
This recipe comes with a generous helping of tradition.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
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Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Look for another helping of conversation with actors Kate Hudson, from the movie Song Sung Blue, and John Stamos, most recently of TV's The Hunting Wives and Palm Royale.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Guests tucked into slabs of soda bread with lashings of butter and chicken pot pie, washed down by flights of Baileys on ice and second helpings from a trifle cart.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
This recipe comes with a generous helping of tradition.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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