as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of availed
No word on which culinary option he — or his former Condé Nast colleague, Anna Wintour of Vogue, attending for the first time — availed themselves of.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.
—John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Both men availed themselves of substitutes.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Beth Bourne availed herself of the allotted 3 minutes of public comment to express her disagreement with school district’s middle school locker room policies and emphasized her point by stripping down to two-piece swimsuit.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.
—John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Both men availed themselves of substitutes.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Beth Bourne availed herself of the allotted 3 minutes of public comment to express her disagreement with school district’s middle school locker room policies and emphasized her point by stripping down to two-piece swimsuit.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availed
benefited
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Such clarity of thought was mirrored in performances of attacking team-mates, including Watkins and Rogers, who have surely benefited from their captain’s return.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Coordinated Access System shows that an average of just 41 families benefited from this program each month.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Availed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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