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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
Between February and June, Mamdani rallied momentum and broke through the noise with his innovative ideas, further benefiting from a grassroots effort by the left to shaft Cuomo from every progressive's ranked-choice primary ballot.
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The conference’s primary sponsor was the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which the watchdog group Human Rights Watch has accused of benefitting from human rights abuses.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Since this is a fundraiser benefiting the Poway Padres and San Diego Team 18U Vargas, there will also be opportunity drawings and a silent auction.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Industries already benefiting from SulfurSolve include landfills, plants, and wastewater treatment facilities.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
This decision directly harms our subscribers while benefiting their own live TV products, including Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Parents and teachers have been relatively split on the issue, with some families benefiting from extra flexibility and others losing access to resources and routine.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
With Britain’s strongest sector, finance, benefiting from higher interest rates, and Germany’s motor vehicles and parts, struggling with tariffs and weak demand, the rivalry between the two economies is one to watch.
—Adam Gale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The conference’s primary sponsor was the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which the watchdog group Human Rights Watch has accused of benefitting from human rights abuses.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Since this is a fundraiser benefiting the Poway Padres and San Diego Team 18U Vargas, there will also be opportunity drawings and a silent auction.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Industries already benefiting from SulfurSolve include landfills, plants, and wastewater treatment facilities.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
This decision directly harms our subscribers while benefiting their own live TV products, including Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Parents and teachers have been relatively split on the issue, with some families benefiting from extra flexibility and others losing access to resources and routine.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
With Britain’s strongest sector, finance, benefiting from higher interest rates, and Germany’s motor vehicles and parts, struggling with tariffs and weak demand, the rivalry between the two economies is one to watch.
—Adam Gale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefiting
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New flight routes are helping too; Air Canada will begin direct service from Montreal next June, and Etihad Airways is launching a route from Abu Dhabi.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company chose Goldman’s growth fund due to its strong track record helping companies accelerate growth toward initial public offerings, Dibrov said.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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For now, his warning against market euphoria may still ring true, but his trades suggest that spotting a bubble is one thing, and profiting from it is another.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The former school board member turned charter school executive has built her platform by criticizing the public school system, promoting school choice and private alternatives – all while profiting from establishing and providing services to charter schools throughout the state and nation.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Antibiotics, muscle relaxants and sedation can all play a role in aiding recovery.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even then, Machitar was still aiding Perez.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Benefiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefiting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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