1
as in advantage
a thing that helps
it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought
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2
as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly
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as in to help
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 benefit
Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Cardholders will be able to earn between 2% and 4% back in bitcoin, beginning this fall, and take advantage of experiences, protections and other benefits that are offered alongside the American Express network.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 12 June 2025
ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
About 1,000 South Floridians benefit from SunServe’s housing services.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Noun
In partnership with Plant-A Insights Group, Newsweek highlights the best workplaces in the United States based on topics like compensation and benefits, training and career progression, work-life balance, diversity and inclusion, management style and culture.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Cardholders will be able to earn between 2% and 4% back in bitcoin, beginning this fall, and take advantage of experiences, protections and other benefits that are offered alongside the American Express network.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Verb
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly pitching a merger condition that would forbid advertising agencies from boycotting platforms based on political content, in a move that could benefit Elon Musk's X social network and President Trump's own Truth Social platform.
—ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
About 1,000 South Floridians benefit from SunServe’s housing services.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
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Sam Bennett, who scored twice in Florida’s Game 1 loss, capitalized on the man advantage with the game’s first goal.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Even among guards, the ability for a taller player to see over the defense can be an advantage when making reads.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 June 2025
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In the more traditional sales channel for the category, department stores, it’s also been a boon.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Musk’s place at the center of Trump’s orbit had, in some ways, been a boon for Republicans.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Musk replied by threatening to shut down the Dragon spacecraft program that helps the U.S. transport astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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That support may have helped secure Trump’s narrow path to reelection.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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For an asset as complicated as Wembley, with a large and lucrative premium-ticket offering, that assessment is very sensitive to interest-rate movements, the state of the economy, how well England’s teams are playing and which music stars are coming to town in the summer.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Coca-Cola chose specific assets to be AI-enhanced but didn’t overhaul everything.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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At the time, did you guys view Shane’s near-instant firing from Saturday Night Live a bummer or a blessing?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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And Trump’s powerful need to not be held accountable has been a kind of blessing (oddly defined) for the economy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Musk is clearly no longer a loyalist to Trump, who could still avail himself of claims of executive privilege and block Musk’s cooperation with the Hill Democrats.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Cameras revealed that the small creatures were availing themselves of the farm’s underground irrigation system for speedy transportation.—
Colette Coleman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Beni truly is a gift from God that my old man sitting up there in Heaven Sent.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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The designers, which include Ralph Lauren, Rachel Comey, Jennifer Behr and many others, are the makers of clothes, handbags, shoes, eyewear, candles, gifts and hats.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Epstein's former girlfriend and associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sentenced in 2022 for aiding Epstein in the trafficking of minors and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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By the 2030s, the advent of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is anticipated to usher in monumental changes, ranging from aiding in household chores such as cooking and cleaning to transforming our approach to everyday life on a grand scale.—
Sandeep Shivam,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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