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 This quirk has benefited me immensely. Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 Lyles’ statement followed comments from a local father, Ed Murray, who shared the ways his young daughter has benefited from having over a hundred native species of plants in their front yard. Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025 The brand also benefited from a change in consumer attitude. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025 From a more micro perspective, Boss believes the group benefited from a strong start to August, driven by the Back-to-School season and early cold weather. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 Imax has benefited in recent years as audiences opt for premium large formats to distinguish the out-of-the-home moviegoing experience. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025 That success has created significant wealth for the family, and in turn, benefited Louisville in a plethora of ways. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025 Country Day also benefited from Jett Astephen’s two TD passes, Quentin Cesaire’s TD reception and 99-yard fumble return for a score and Darius Nwagbuo’s three interceptions. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025 Schmidt is one of many teammates, past and present, who have benefited from the 37-year-old Bobrovsky’s drinkable tradition. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Ripple Ripple helped launch XRP, one of five cryptocurrencies Trump has said should be included in a new US crypto strategic reserve.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, organic sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 10 percent, versus a 19 percent decline in the prior quarter, aided by improving trends in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Paramount is aided by Larry Ellison’s deep pockets and close ties to the White House, which has criticized Comcast’s Brian Roberts but is also friendly with Discovery’s éminence grise, John Malone.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • In an allegation that ties together the suit’s claims of unpaid royalties and unregulated shooting conditions, the suit claims that the defendants have profited from merchandise depicting Corcoran’s nude body.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the indictment does not allege that Billups played any role in the bets or profited from them.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Benefited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefited. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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