as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
although I appreciate the concern, your help would be of little avail in this situation
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of avail
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Dallas is publicly on the hunt for a big-time pass-rusher to replace Micah Parsons, and has reached out to the Las Vegas Raiders about Maxx Crosby and the Cincinnati Bengals regarding Trey Hendrickson -- thus far to no avail.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Red, yellow and blue have each taken their turn to no avail.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Dallas is publicly on the hunt for a big-time pass-rusher to replace Micah Parsons, and has reached out to the Las Vegas Raiders about Maxx Crosby and the Cincinnati Bengals regarding Trey Hendrickson -- thus far to no avail.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
The ultimate hope is that more users will avail themselves of treatment.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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The rooms Each room here channels a new type of contemporary African design—there are no throwaway uses of Ankara cloth to lazily signal to the continent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s despite analysts saying that spiraling oil prices due to Persian Gulf production blockages are benefiting the Russian economy.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The project is expected to benefit local suppliers, contractors, and the broader economy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In court filings, Kalshi has tried to argue that its sports prediction market has economic utility and usefulness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Anya-Gafu, however, thinks the ratio has lost some of its usefulness.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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