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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
Adjective
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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
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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
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The following are generally considered some of the least helpful foods for Crohn's disease.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
30 May 2025
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This feature can be extremely helpful in extending insights use cases and getting stakeholders to embrace research as part of their business.—
Erin Tavgac,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The win was the fifth in a row for Detroit and 20th in its last 28 games, and raised its division-leading record to 35-21, good for a .655 winning percentage.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Dealing with An Ex Dear Dealing: The last option – not addressing it – is your best bet.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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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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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
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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