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as in useful
providing service or assistance
a website that I've always found to be helpful for finding information on common medical problems
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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the teachers felt that it would be helpful to have more than one thesaurus in the classroom
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Recent Examples of helpful
Within the past year, in the rush to be helpful, almost all leading chatbots have begun doing real-time web searches that include social media.
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Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The lightweight design and impressive battery life are helpful on long travel days.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
It is also considered helpful in the management of chronic pain, diabetes, hypertension, and fibromyalgia.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Yeah, Joel [Coen] was very helpful, Ethan [Coen] was helpful.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The lightweight design and impressive battery life are helpful on long travel days.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
It is also considered helpful in the management of chronic pain, diabetes, hypertension, and fibromyalgia.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Yeah, Joel [Coen] was very helpful, Ethan [Coen] was helpful.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
Adjective
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Energy harvesters—devices that capture energy from the environment—can make electronics and industrial operations more efficient by converting waste heat into useful electricity.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Considering the loss to the Rangers was a one-goal game until five minutes remained and this loss to the Bruins was also close on the scoreboard, a useful power play could have flipped the script on either game.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One review found that saffron treatment was beneficial for sleep duration and quality.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, eating with your hands is hygienic (after having washed your hands, of course) and beneficial to your senses and digestion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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The film turned out to be a critical success, garnering favorable reviews for its visually arresting style rather than just the acting or the plot.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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These seemingly include greasing the wheels for other deals with his administration and installing executives favorable to the President and his culture wars agenda.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His free-throw stroke looked good, buoyed by sinking all but two of his eight attempts.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Another factor is whether your partnership's no-trump range is a strict 15-17 or includes good 14-counts.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Family-friendly entertainment includes ballet folklórico dance, classic car show by Viejitos Car Club, and musical performances by Mariachi Del Mar, Los Gringos Muertos Band and Smooth Groove.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The French fashion house’s new ads, which break in print on Thursday, show Stone and fellow brand ambassador Hoyeon touting the Capucines and Side Trunk bags in fall-friendly colors ranging from cognac to deep navy and taupe.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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