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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The opportunity to go back through a set of decisions and look hard at them with the benefit of hindsight, and then make judgments about where the party, where the country should go from here on these issues.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Decisions should be easier to make with the benefit of future context.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
There are no streetlights in that Catalina Foothills neighborhood, a feature praised by stargazers but one that can help someone with ill intent to act with the benefit of no light.
—Clara Migoya, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
That is where a core of ‘seen it all, done it all, got the T-shirt’ veterans come in, guiding the kids through the pitfalls of building a career with the benefit of their experience and wisdom.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Decisions should be easier to make with the benefit of future context.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
There are no streetlights in that Catalina Foothills neighborhood, a feature praised by stargazers but one that can help someone with ill intent to act with the benefit of no light.
—Clara Migoya, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
That is where a core of ‘seen it all, done it all, got the T-shirt’ veterans come in, guiding the kids through the pitfalls of building a career with the benefit of their experience and wisdom.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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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 25 Feb. 2026.
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