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 Both Jesus and Wood benefited from outstanding deliveries from the Wales international without being able to get their headers on target. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 But the Democrats in those races who took risks on data centers have clearly benefited. David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 The center benefited from being under the umbrella of the Institute of Transportation Studies, which also received state funding, Handy said. Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Americans benefited from a robust labor market, a buoyant stock market, bigger tax refunds and savings, said Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist at Nationwide, said in commentary issued Thursday. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Multiple men in these case studies had testosterone readings within the standard reference range but still had significant symptoms and benefited from treatment. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Advertisement But all this is hardly a one-way street for Putin, as Russia has also benefitted from Iranian Shahed drone technology. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 30 July 2026 The prestige segment benefited from double-digit growth at Carolina Herrera, fueled by the successful launch of La Bomba in 2025. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 July 2026 Three bands who benefited from MTV exposure in the early 1990s were Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors, now touring arenas together. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
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  • The news release announcing the charges said FBI testing had confirmed the viruses were inactivated — Munster helped develop the inactivation technique — but that the scientists jeopardized Americans’ safety.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The panic from the occupants struggling to grab floatation devices helped spur aviation-safety reforms, including mandatory preflight passenger briefings and improvements involving flotation equipment.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
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  • One organization that has aided in her journey is the Orange Duffel Bag Initiative, a Georgia nonprofit that supports students in need.
    Nila Roper, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is potentially now aided by AI tooling that can assist in the vulnerability discovery process.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Benefited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefited. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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