as in beneficial
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as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of availing
John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
After availing himself of a free milk tea from Qwen, delivery driver Li Hao went back to his preferred AI.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availing
Adjective
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The report notes the beneficial aspects of the smaller districts, while noting difficulties.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Explore unlimited options in choosing beautiful and beneficial natives to plant in your garden.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Big Oil has predictably emerged as an early winner, benefiting from soaring oil and gas prices, but the long-term upshot could be faster dispersal of an altogether different energy source.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The only people benefiting from that are lobbyists, consultants and investors in wind.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sharing a small update or win can open the door to a helpful exchange.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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Without this context, stories are more akin to ad copy for a seemingly noble cause than neutral, helpful reporting.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These improving technical backdrops suggest both CHWY and FRPT may be transitioning into more constructive phases as sentiment shifts around pet supply companies.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the time, the constructive Wisconsin socialists were focusing not so much on political posturing or marching around town railing about the rich, but on cleaning up city neighborhoods and improving the quality of citizens’ lives, one functional drain at a time.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Convenience store gas sales are not as profitable as bringing people inside from the pumps.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 1949, Arthur Miller envisioned the American Dream as a kind of spiritual opioid crisis — a profitable system of addiction, this one to a beautiful lie, that was literally killing people.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Availing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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