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
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Smaller children from a nearby elementary school were availing themselves of climbers, slides, and beams.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
After availing himself of a free milk tea from Qwen, delivery driver Li Hao went back to his preferred AI.
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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.
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Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
Too many developers right now are taking the position that their primary obligation is to pay for connecting their projects to the existing grid and then availing themselves of existing power supplies.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Smaller children from a nearby elementary school were availing themselves of climbers, slides, and beams.
—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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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Human minds would have to ensure that that bounty got distributed in socially beneficial ways.
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Syn explains that the starter is created by combining flour and water, allowing naturally occurring wild yeast and beneficial bacteria to grow over time.
Verb
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This certification, based on rigorous new standards, confirms their ability to accurately display creative intent, significantly benefiting home theater enthusiasts as LG Display supplies panels to most major OLED brands.
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Arnold said much of the economic activity generated by WatchFest is benefiting local pubs, restaurants, retailers, and hotels.
Adjective
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The suggestion that the president is in-the-know about what the chairman would like to do with rates is unlikely to be helpful.
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The piece from Ginexi linked above contains helpful advice and some short examples about halfway down the page.
Adjective
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Love is the capacity to hold difference without fragmentation, to bring parts into relationship without erasing their uniqueness and to align intelligence with constructive becoming.
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Trade timing & outlook EBAY has been building a constructive base above the $105 support level after a sharp move higher earlier this year.
Adjective
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Claude has been gross margin positive since the day Anthropic began selling it, profitable on the first dollar of customer spend rather than the thousandth.
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And as the 2023 dual writers’ and actors’ strikes thinned out theatrical lineups, that aversion to uncertainty became a push for reliable and profitable hits.
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“Availing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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