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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His tenure at the top is also going to be looked at closely and with the benefit of hindsight.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Even now and with the benefit of hindsight, the initial assessment of the situation was not hyperbole.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
But in arguably the biggest failure of Malone’s coaching tenure — at least with the benefit of hindsight — the 7-footer was painfully underutilized.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
And with the benefit of thicker skin, perhaps there’s room for more curiosity, room for ghosting to be, if not embraced, at least better understood.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Even now and with the benefit of hindsight, the initial assessment of the situation was not hyperbole.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
But in arguably the biggest failure of Malone’s coaching tenure — at least with the benefit of hindsight — the 7-footer was painfully underutilized.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
And with the benefit of thicker skin, perhaps there’s room for more curiosity, room for ghosting to be, if not embraced, at least better understood.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
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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 21 Dec. 2025.
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