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as in advantage
a thing that helps
it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought
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as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly
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as in to help
to provide with something useful or desirable
his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience
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Recent Examples of benefit
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
Ono, a three-time university president most recently at the University of Michigan, is poised to lead Florida’s flagship public university under a five-year deal worth up to nearly $15.4 million plus benefits.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 31 May 2025
While more than 90% of individuals would benefit from delaying Social Security until that age, only about 10% actually do, according to a 2023 paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Noun
New York and New Jersey are the only states currently offering jobless benefits to strikers, each after two weeks out of work, as the Connecticut bill would offer.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
Ono, a three-time university president most recently at the University of Michigan, is poised to lead Florida’s flagship public university under a five-year deal worth up to nearly $15.4 million plus benefits.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
Verb
His reliance on midrange jumpers benefited him but wasn’t conducive to creating advantages for his teammates.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 31 May 2025
While more than 90% of individuals would benefit from delaying Social Security until that age, only about 10% actually do, according to a 2023 paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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Sam Bennett, who scored twice in Florida’s Game 1 loss, capitalized on the man advantage with the game’s first goal.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Even among guards, the ability for a taller player to see over the defense can be an advantage when making reads.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 June 2025
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In the more traditional sales channel for the category, department stores, it’s also been a boon.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Musk’s place at the center of Trump’s orbit had, in some ways, been a boon for Republicans.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
Verb
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The goal is for the endowment to help pay the costs to create 16,000 spaces for preschool, infants, and toddlers by 2030.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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That support may have helped secure Trump’s narrow path to reelection.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Coca-Cola chose specific assets to be AI-enhanced but didn’t overhaul everything.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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For an asset as complicated as Wembley, with a large and lucrative premium-ticket offering, that assessment is very sensitive to interest-rate movements, the state of the economy, how well England’s teams are playing and which music stars are coming to town in the summer.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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At the time, did you guys view Shane’s near-instant firing from Saturday Night Live a bummer or a blessing?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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And Trump’s powerful need to not be held accountable has been a kind of blessing (oddly defined) for the economy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Musk is clearly no longer a loyalist to Trump, who could still avail himself of claims of executive privilege and block Musk’s cooperation with the Hill Democrats.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Cameras revealed that the small creatures were availing themselves of the farm’s underground irrigation system for speedy transportation.—
Colette Coleman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Epstein's former girlfriend and associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sentenced in 2022 for aiding Epstein in the trafficking of minors and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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By the 2030s, the advent of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is anticipated to usher in monumental changes, ranging from aiding in household chores such as cooking and cleaning to transforming our approach to everyday life on a grand scale.—
Sandeep Shivam,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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