1
as in advantage
a thing that helps
it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought
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2
as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly
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as in to help
to provide with something useful or desirable
his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience
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Recent Examples of benefit
Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The strike led to the cancellation of seven games and highlighted the players’ fight for better pay and benefits.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Proceeds benefit the work of the NYCLU and the ACLU.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The average monthly benefit was just over $188 per person.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The strike led to the cancellation of seven games and highlighted the players’ fight for better pay and benefits.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Independent producers are also concerned about the opening up of EU support to to non-European entities, saying that by allowing third-country entities to benefit from funding undermines cultural sovereignty and exposes the sector to further market concentration in favour of global giants.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Proceeds benefit the work of the NYCLU and the ACLU.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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At stake is the Supporters’ Shield for the league’s best overall record, home-field advantage in the playoffs and a berth in the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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All right, maybe not everything, but investors have been blessed with an abundance of advantages and good fundamental fortune, along with the policy help the market both hoped for and expected.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sushi dinners and speedier shopping The desire for both convenience and cheaper food options has been a boon to warehouse clubs in recent years.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Signals from the field about changing demand—what kinds of drones are selling best on the marketplace—help the armed forces make procurement decisions, and the system is a boon for manufacturers, who can lock in larger, longer-term contracts, enabling them to invest for the future.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now in its 113th year, the initiative connects letters to Santa with individuals and organizations that volunteer to help fulfill holiday wishes.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Global markets were also rattled after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said that asset prices, including equities, were trading at inflated levels.—
Chloe Taylor,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Restaurant Group has filed to liquidate its assets in a move that would trigger a shutdown of all of the chain’s remaining restaurants in the South Bay, according to several bankruptcy court filings.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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It is also believed that George visited to receive his mother’s blessing before his presidential inauguration.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The couple exchanged vows under the chuppah, surrounded by immediate family who offered blessings.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beth Bourne availed herself of the allotted 3 minutes of public comment to express her disagreement with school district’s middle school locker room policies and emphasized her point by stripping down to two-piece swimsuit.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Russia must respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, begin discussions with the Government of Ukraine, and avail itself of offers of international mediation and monitoring to address any legitimate concerns. 5.—
Miriam Sapiro,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Safe seats are a gift to politicians and party machines but a curse for citizens.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The final looks were a crescendo of colorful tinsel and bouncing gift ribbon that completely enveloped the models.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Along with livestreaming the show, Amazon and Bad Bunny’s Good Bunny Foundation reached a multi-year agreement to aid the island by investing in initiatives related to education, technology, food delivery, agriculture support, and economic development.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
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Fighting altitude sickness, sunburn, rain and hail, Cai and his fireworks team spent more than a week setting up the explosion trails — aided by drones that ran uphill 600-plus times, waterproof firework pots were placed at various points along the 3,000-meter pathway.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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