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also benefitted
as in helped
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 benefited
This year, Rogers had three key players decide not to, which has benefited the roster.
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Ren Clayton, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the report also shows that not everyone has benefited equally from the advances of the last few decades.
—Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Perhaps no one benefited more from Georgia’s re-emphasis on running the football than sophomore Nate Frazier.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
In previous years, as was the case in 2025, CBS has benefitted from a fairly direct NFL lead-in thanks to a later game start time.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
New Hampshire benefited from having no personal income tax and one of the highest average Social Security incomes in the country, the analysis said.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Nina Sikkersoq Kristoffersen, a Greenlandic activist in Copenhagen, feels that for too long Danes have expected Greenlanders to be grateful for their benevolence while minimizing the ways Denmark benefitted from the island’s natural resources.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
During December and January, Embrace Iowa partners with the Des Moines Register to encourage readers to tap into their generous spirit and donate to a fund that has benefited thousands of fellow Iowans over the decades.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 11 Jan. 2026
Trump avoided defeat when most House Republicans declined to override the first of two vetoes of his presidency, which spiked a pair of nonpartisan infrastructure bills that would’ve benefited Colorado and Florida.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Ren Clayton, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the report also shows that not everyone has benefited equally from the advances of the last few decades.
—Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Perhaps no one benefited more from Georgia’s re-emphasis on running the football than sophomore Nate Frazier.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
In previous years, as was the case in 2025, CBS has benefitted from a fairly direct NFL lead-in thanks to a later game start time.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
New Hampshire benefited from having no personal income tax and one of the highest average Social Security incomes in the country, the analysis said.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Nina Sikkersoq Kristoffersen, a Greenlandic activist in Copenhagen, feels that for too long Danes have expected Greenlanders to be grateful for their benevolence while minimizing the ways Denmark benefitted from the island’s natural resources.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
During December and January, Embrace Iowa partners with the Des Moines Register to encourage readers to tap into their generous spirit and donate to a fund that has benefited thousands of fellow Iowans over the decades.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 11 Jan. 2026
Trump avoided defeat when most House Republicans declined to override the first of two vetoes of his presidency, which spiked a pair of nonpartisan infrastructure bills that would’ve benefited Colorado and Florida.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefited
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This is now at least the third auto repair business to shut down at that Atlantic Avenue location after a slew of complaints, and our investigations found that people with the same last name – Quiles – helped create or manage all three businesses.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Al Bahar ran the bank's first global leadership program for women, NBK RISE, and helped train 20 women for executive roles.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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About 30 players from the Houston Dynamo Academy will be featured in the movie, aided off-screen by their actual coaches.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Despite a league-worst 10-34 record last season, the Wings averaged 7,272 fans in 22 home games, aided by moving two games against Indiana to American Airlines Center, drawing crowds of 20,409 and 17,857.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Benefited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefited. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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