availing 1 of 2

adjective

as in beneficial

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availing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of avail
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
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. — 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
  1. beneficial
  2. benefiting
  3. helpful
  4. constructive
  5. profitable
Adjective
  • According to Ballato, hydrangea stems contain a sap similar to pine trees that can deter beneficial water flow.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026
  • Activities such as walking, swimming, cycling, stretching, and yoga are all beneficial.
    — Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Definition of beneficial
Verb
  • Drug stocks have had a great few weeks, benefiting from the rotation away from AI winners.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Geevarghese, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Our Revolution, said progressive candidates are tapping into a sense that elites are benefiting at the expense of ordinary Americans.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of benefiting
Adjective
  • The suggestion that the president is in-the-know about what the chairman would like to do with rates is unlikely to be helpful.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • The piece from Ginexi linked above contains helpful advice and some short examples about halfway down the page.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of helpful
Adjective
  • Zhao and Dunn’s positive emotion strategy fits best into self-management, which is your ability to regulate your emotions and act on them in a way that will lead to constructive outcomes.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • REITs have also stabilized, and electric utilities are showing a constructive technical setup.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of constructive
Adjective
  • In February, the board pivoted and entered negotiations with Sunrise Senior Living, whose proposal is more profitable, has a faster timeline and provides more space for community amenities, according to the district.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Right-sizing your system to the existing demand in the marketplace is the way for independents to get profitable outcomes from their distribution system.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
Definition of profitable

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