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Recent Examples of beneficial Zinc’s role in immunity, cell growth, and development contributes to its beneficial effects on skin health.7 Zinc may be an effective acne treatment. Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025 Foreign students also have a beneficial impact by sharing diverse perspectives and preparing our students for the global workforce. Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Cheaper oil is clearly beneficial for US consumers in the near term. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 June 2025 In addition to a bounty of vegetables, fruits, flowers and interactive learning activities, there to meet them were cavorting goats, buzzing bees, beneficial garden creatures such as pill bugs and worms, and Howie the miniature Scottish Highland Cross steer who loves attention and animal crackers. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beneficial
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Adjective
  • Bubic relied on his fastball more to get in favorable counts before mixing the rest of his pitching arsenal.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
  • Prior to the tariff announcements, the economic backdrop was relatively favorable—inflation had been gradually easing toward the Fed’s 2% target, and unemployment was low​.
    Magdy Hassan Fayed, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • Leaning into local markets and trends is helpful if your area sees a dip in activity, while striking while the iron is hot will serve those with more foot traffic.
    Rahim Madhavji, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • For me, the the familiarity is a helpful tool, because everyone comes in with a certain set of expectations.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Then, Bennett, the Panthers best player these playoffs, took a tripping penalty behind the play coming out of the offensive zone.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
  • As good as Trachtenberg is at keeping secrets, this particular one seems unlikely.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Musk's SpaceX has spent years positioning itself at the center of American civil and military spaceflight – a profitable relationship that has made the company's CEO incredibly wealthy.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • Boeing, with its essential role in American aerospace dominance and global commercial aviation, represents the perfect storm of characteristics that make TACO trades profitable.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025

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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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