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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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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
Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Latin America typically is not a place for sci-fi, but hopefully the family of it all with Mandalorian and Grogu works to its benefit.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Those who benefited from the mayor’s consistent leadership style could find themselves on different ground.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
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Noun
Carollo’s recent efforts to recoup pension benefits are what triggered Gabela in March to revisit an earlier proposal to claw back legal fees in the lawsuit that Carollo lost in 2023.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Latin America typically is not a place for sci-fi, but hopefully the family of it all with Mandalorian and Grogu works to its benefit.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Verb
In Bangladesh, the apparel sector—which accounts for roughly 80 percent of export earnings—benefited heavily from the migration of sourcing away from China.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Those who benefited from the mayor’s consistent leadership style could find themselves on different ground.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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For one thing, that extra speed—plus a spike in spin, which has allowed pitchers to throw harder while also making the ball swerve, dive, and kick—has given pitchers an even greater advantage over batters than before.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Lennard scored a late touchdown in the second quarter and had a 6-0 advantage at halftime.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The war has been a boon for sales of renewable-power equipment, as energy-importing countries race to untangle themselves from volatile fossil supply chains.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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That would’ve been a massive boon to OpenAI’s competitors, including Musk’s own xAI.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The restriction has helped cultivate a blissfully tranquil ambience for both guests and the resort’s underwater species.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Because a bright sky helps subdue Venus's glare, this is a good time to inspect the planet telescopically, though its gibbous disk remains rather small and approximately seven-eighths illuminated.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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After the Great Financial Crisis and again during the pandemic, the Fed bought millions of dollars of assets like Treasury bonds to support the economy, a policy known as quantitative easing.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Neither one of them knows how to let go, but that character flaw might just turn out to be an asset in disguise.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The clear spirit is believed to act as a messenger, inviting ancestral souls for their blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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While some painters might feel scorned for being passed over for so long, Lovelace O’Neal said that her late-career recognition was in some ways a blessing.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 May 2026
Verb
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In these short vignettes and bursts typed largely on the computer, the arcs availed themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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In the spa, guests can choose from an array of massage or beauty services or avail themselves of the fitness center with cardio equipment, punching bags, and free weights.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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As previously noted, one of the gifts of Russian greats that Saunders most celebrates is their way of locating complex truths in the stuff of ordinary lives—their towns and farms, and their families, their servants; their animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Doing it for the first time is always a celebration and doing it at Critics’ Week is an immense gift because of the care the film receives from the moment it is invited.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Additionally, this decision meant Microsoft could not be held liable for allegedly aiding and abetting OpenAI.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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