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
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.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availed
benefited
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But not everyone has benefited from these strides equally.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This lower value for their currency meant that German exports were relatively cheaper for Chinese consumers (although many other European nations also use the euro, and none of them seem to have benefited as much from trade with China).—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Availed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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