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Recent Examples of avail
Noun
Also, Fred Armisen: not tech avail, both seasons in a row. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 For decades, watchdog organizations have warned of staffing challenges and equipment dysfunction to little avail. Linda Qiu, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Verb
Answers of why the racing left have availed themselves before. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025 Now under new management, however, the Islanders could avail themselves of a relatively favorable buyout structure and grant Engvall a fresh start during this buyout window. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for avail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
  • Other uses include reporting gambling winnings, rents and royalties, gains and losses in brokerage accounts, and, importantly here, dividend and interest payments.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Yet a deal preventing superintelligence would benefit all of humanity, preventing another Cold War — where a Taiwan invasion becomes ever more enticing, data centers become strategic missile targets, and cyberweapons make it onto the escalation ladder.
    Jason Hausenloy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
  • Of course not, but if exports rose, the economy would benefit.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • While the usefulness of AI features may be debatable, years of OS and software support are not, which gives Samsung the decisive edge.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
  • Teens recognized the usefulness of navigation apps, but simultaneously acknowledged the risk of accidents associated with taking their eyes off the road. What People Are Saying Robbins told Newsweek that distracted driving endangers young people, but also the traveling public around them.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025

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