benefiting

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 But, Marks remained open to many perspectives, benefiting greatly from male mentors as well. Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The Chinese e-commerce giant is also benefiting from AI hype, thanks to its open-source Qwen models. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 The cyclical companies win two ways from cuts, benefiting on the one hand from improved market sentiment as financial conditions loosen, and on the other from brighter prospects for consumer spending. Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 And Hawkes notes that endophytes benefitting one crop might be detrimental to another. Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025 Wind energy is also highly reliable and cheap in the wintertime, benefiting from blustery New England weather, Dykes said. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 For investors, falling rates often pull money out of low-yield bonds and into equities, boosting stock markets and benefiting the investments of those with exposure through retirement accounts such as 401ks and IRAs. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Essays on Writing, Resilience, and the Creative Life, an anthology benefitting the recovery of Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene. Linda-Marie Barrett september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 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
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  • With vessels built today expected to operate for decades, how is Wärtsilä helping shipowners design and retrofit ships that can stay competitive and compliant through a fast-moving energy transition?
    Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Existing portfolio companies include Swap Commerce in the UK, which is helping e-commerce companies tackle resource inefficiencies, Cloover, a German financing company in the renewable energy sector, and Dawnguard, a Dutch cyber security specialist.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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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
  • 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
  • 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 19 Sep. 2025.

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