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
Kimbrel availed himself to anyone who wanted to talk.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
In these short vignettes and bursts typed largely on the computer, the arcs availed themselves.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
The group quickly availed themselves of the refreshments—pizza, lemonade, lunchbox-size bags of chips.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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
For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber.
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R.a. Schuetz,
Houston Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
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Sarah Burns,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
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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.
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John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
In these short vignettes and bursts typed largely on the computer, the arcs availed themselves.
—
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
The group quickly availed themselves of the refreshments—pizza, lemonade, lunchbox-size bags of chips.
—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber.
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R.a. Schuetz,
Houston Chronicle,
4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availed
benefited
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The elder Moniak, now 86, played six seasons in the Red Sox farm system from 1958-63, and like Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was among the young outfielders who benefited from the tutelage of a special batting instructor named Ted Williams at spring training ‘61-63.
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Ukraine has also stepped up its strikes on Crimea, which Russia seized by force in 2014, as part of a strategy to isolate the peninsula, and has benefitted from political tailwinds in recent weeks.
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