benefited

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 Isak has benefited from having a proper pre-season and looks ready to start living up to expectations as the most expensive signing in Premier League history. James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 So far, 12 patients have benefitted from this program, with 50% survival rate. Ubah Ali, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Solano kept the doors open on her five remaining ALFs, and benefited from infusions of cash from Jackson Health System and the Homeless Trust. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The agreement was made at a time when the region had a smaller population and benefited from wetter years, with much more snow to feed the river’s headwaters in the Rocky Mountains. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Home Depot and Lowe's benefited from demand for maintenance and seasonal projects, but higher borrowing costs had consumers continuing to postpone larger renovations that typically require financing. Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Cush addressed the allegations at Monday’s board meeting, saying the district has no contracts with the Alive Center and the board members have not benefited from their involvement with both organizations. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The big-box retailer has also benefited from wealthier consumers’ trading down as Americans tighten their budgets. Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 Toyota, Honda and Nissan benefited in their most recent quarterly reports from a historically weak currency, with the first two upgrading their full-year forecasts and the latter seeing its first profit in about two years. Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • In 2020, Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University, which helped fund coronavirus research and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • From classic Amtrak routes crossing the Continental Divide to historic steam locomotives chugging through the state’s mining past, these journeys continue to preserve the stories, scenery and communities that helped shape the West.
    Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.
    Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Benefited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefited. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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