benefiting

verb

variants also benefitting
present participle of benefit
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 Rather than a direct cash transfer, this is investing in more Americans benefiting from our country’s innovation prowess. — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Taylor Swift took the stage last night at the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala, a Los Angeles fundraising event benefitting the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 Democrats are also benefiting from the fact that there’s more enthusiasm from their supporters. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 In addition, timberland values are benefiting from strong demand from recreational and lifestyle buyers, providing support for land prices beyond the income generated from timber harvesting. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 Higher-end buyers are likely also benefiting from a strong stock market, which hit record highs as recently as last week, giving them more purchasing power. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Growth is important, but the companies benefiting from that growth should pay their fair share of the costs. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Ulta Beauty is running a point-of-sale fundraising campaign benefiting BCRF through October, with 100 percent of donations going to the organization. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Annual Winter Concert, benefitting SAVE LGBTQ and Miami Music Project. — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefiting
  1. helping
  2. profiting
  3. availing
  4. aiding
Verb
  • Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio isn’t just helping children leave struggling public schools.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of helping
Verb
  • The sentence includes a 20-year mandatory enhancement for profiting off the murder, Judge Carli Kierny told the court.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While Smith has returned to starring roles, the episode added another wrinkle to the already difficult task of profiting from film and TV production.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of profiting
Verb
  • The No campaign is arguing that language that opens the door to data center developers availing themselves of the streamlined CEQA system.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Too many developers right now are taking the position that their primary obligation is to pay for connecting their projects to the existing grid and then availing themselves of existing power supplies.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Definition of availing
Verb
  • Along with Williams, at least 14 other people, many of them friends and family of the escapees, were arrested and accused of aiding in the escape, including by providing food, cash, transport and shelter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The historical research aiding the film is conducted in collaboration with Caróu Oliveira, a Black historian dedicated to the study of slavery and the daily lives of Black women in the 19th century.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of aiding

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“Benefiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefiting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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