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
R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Who else will be in Happy Gilmore 2? Hmmm… what are Lana Del Rey’s avails?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
After the bill is read in its entirety, senators will be able to avail themselves of 20 hours of debate, half of which Republicans could yield back.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
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Noun
The social workers, Bobby’s doctor and his counselors have tried to persuade Sid and his wife to come home to no avail.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Who else will be in Happy Gilmore 2? Hmmm… what are Lana Del Rey’s avails?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
However, some of country's biggest stars availing themselves of the multitude of modern-era star-making vehicles available to them means that member Dolly Parton hasn't graced the Opry stage since 2019.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
After the bill is read in its entirety, senators will be able to avail themselves of 20 hours of debate, half of which Republicans could yield back.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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Eighty years on from the devastating use of nuclear weapons in Japan, and decades on from the most intensive period of above-ground testing, the world’s nuclear reckoning is far from over.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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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.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Washington's raising prices and cutting health care to benefit wealthy donors and corporate special interest while workers foot the bill.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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All proceeds from ticket sales went to Say Detroit, a nonprofit benefitting Detroiters with learning, healthcare and housing needs.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Another is the definition’s usefulness in framing antisemitism as primarily a problem of the left, flourishing on campuses teeming with young people who have been indoctrinated by radical Israel-hating professors.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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To him, these forgeries were useful in convincing skeptics of fractal geometry’s usefulness.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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