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also benefitting
as in helping
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 benefiting
Essays on Writing, Resilience, and the Creative Life, an anthology benefitting the recovery of Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene.
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Linda-Marie Barrett
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Both tracks were officially released on September 8, with proceeds benefiting Doctors Without Borders.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
These spaces often offer an opportunity to wow guests while benefiting from hard-wearing and easy-to-clean flooring.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Beer, wine, and soft drinks will be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the APME scholarship fund.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The capstone project is designed to demonstrate leadership, planning and a commitment to service by benefiting a school, religious institution or community organization.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Buchanan runs onto the pass, benefitting from the distance between him and left back Max Arfsten to collect it in space.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Between 1986 and 2016, Young held an annual benefit concert benefiting the Bridge School.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
ETFs like the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) are benefitting.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Linda-Marie Barrett
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Both tracks were officially released on September 8, with proceeds benefiting Doctors Without Borders.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
These spaces often offer an opportunity to wow guests while benefiting from hard-wearing and easy-to-clean flooring.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Beer, wine, and soft drinks will be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the APME scholarship fund.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The capstone project is designed to demonstrate leadership, planning and a commitment to service by benefiting a school, religious institution or community organization.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Buchanan runs onto the pass, benefitting from the distance between him and left back Max Arfsten to collect it in space.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Between 1986 and 2016, Young held an annual benefit concert benefiting the Bridge School.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
ETFs like the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) are benefitting.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefiting
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State parties followed suit, helping propel Republicans to unified control of Washington in November.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the press release regarding the official launch of the Program, Impel co-founder and CEO Devin Daly emphasized the impact the companies hope to make by helping industry employees gain the acumen to effectively work alongside AI.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of can’t-look-away infomercials, there are viral TikToks with users claiming that the devices can, like the once-buzzy weights, give your muscles more of a workout, allegedly burning more calories and aiding weight loss.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Erica Ruth Hampton, who was working as a bartender at Born’s, is charged with aiding an offender by being an accomplice after the fact.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Buyback frenzy — But plenty of companies are profiting like crazy off the AI boom—so why has Ellison profited so uniquely enormously?—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some commission-free platforms push frequent trading but provide little real guidance, profiting when users act on impulse.—
Anmol Verma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Benefiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefiting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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