with the benefit of

idiom

: with the help of (something) : by using (something)
With the benefit of hindsight, he saw where he had made a mistake.
She'll do better with the benefit of more experience.

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In effect, deals that might otherwise have constituted player-swap-plus-cash deals were instead treated as entirely separate transactions, with the benefit of clubs being able to record higher player sale profits. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025 It’s implied — sometimes more than implied — that Paul wasn’t the nicest guy in the world before his brain injury knocked that guy right out of his head, and losing his sense of self comes with the benefit of losing his preconceptions of other people along with it. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025 At that point, with the benefit of hindsight, the win was pretty much secure already. Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Analysts and strategists have taken what is possible, with the benefit of several tailwinds, and are now ambitiously forecasting those margins as probable . Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for with the benefit of

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“With the benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20the%20benefit%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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