BENEFITED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

benefited

verb

variants also benefitted

past tense of benefit

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 Such clarity of thought was mirrored in performances of attacking team-mates, including Watkins and Rogers, who have surely benefited from their captain’s return. —

Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 The Coordinated Access System shows that an average of just 41 families benefited from this program each month. —

Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Micron has benefited from the soaring demand for artificial intelligence chips, which require large amounts of memory. —

Lola Murti, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 Not to mention that Russia has also benefited from arms shipments from its allies, including ammunition from North Korea and drones from Iran. —

Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 More than any single decision, Netflix benefited from incentives aligned with its future, not a near-term exit. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026 Data on which party benefitted more from those ballots is not clear, neither is the impact of any possible changes to mail ballot rules following a Court decision. —

Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Since then, millions of students have benefited from a public education. —

Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026 Despite this high-minded rhetoric, Talarico has benefited from reams of cash from corporate lobbyists, billionaires, and business executives who have flooded Texas on his behalf. —

Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026

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Along with margins not in the speaker’s favor, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), who helped do much of the heavy lifting during the first reconciliation process, publicly expressed doubt that another reconciliation bill can be passed.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
Stunts helped launch Ladies Rides events in South Florida in 2024, drawing dozens of women at a time.

— Brenda Miranda, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026