as in favorable
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
tutoring can often be as beneficial and rewarding for the tutor as for the student receiving the help
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Recent Examples of beneficial
Jimenez’s ability to link the play is also beneficial when Fulham are trying to break down a defensive block with quick passing combinations.
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Consuming complete proteins can be especially beneficial for muscle growth, recovery, and overall bodily function.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
The master’s degree would be beneficial for either career path.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Working during college can be beneficial.
—Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Consuming complete proteins can be especially beneficial for muscle growth, recovery, and overall bodily function.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
The master’s degree would be beneficial for either career path.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Working during college can be beneficial.
—Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
Adjective
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The measure’s approval allows Democrats to redraw congressional maps more favorable to their party in the nation’s largest state and keep up with Republicans who have moved to add potential new red House seats in Texas and elsewhere.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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By contrast, the Moon is a much more favorable environment by many metrics.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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Comfy, cozy quilts are equally helpful for both hot and cold sleepers.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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DeZao says one of AI’s most helpful features is its ability to receive instructions and do its work while the human employee can remain focused on the task at hand.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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However, on his eighth touch, Payne turned a good play into a disaster.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Arsenal’s second-half performance here was arguably their best of the campaign.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Yahoo Boys promises to be an in-depth work of narrative nonfiction that explores the material conditions that make these scams profitable, and the lives of four such scammers in Lagos, Nigeria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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But the Fed seems to view its job as ensuring that banks are profitable, even if that comes at the expense of people living in precarity.—
Aaron Klein,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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