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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
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev also advanced to the men’s semifinals, with Medvedev benefiting from a disputed, overturned point late in his 6-1, 7-5 victory over defending champion Jack Draper.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Grey's Anatomy star was one of hundreds in attendance on Sunday at the 2026 edition of Wine, Women & Shoes, an annual fundraiser benefitting Florida's Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the nation's largest no-kill dog shelter.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
The brands that use the World Cup as a cultural bridge rather than a marketing moment will still be benefiting from it in 2030.
—Kati Fernandez, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
But Gafford is benefiting from recent alley-oop connections with Cooper Flagg, Khris Middleton and Brandon Williams, who tossed a perfect lob over two Hawks defenders Sunday.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Advocates warn a similar effort is unfolding in Florida, threatening to shut out thousands of Muslims from benefiting from the national movement to allow public money to be spent on private schools.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Foreign governments routinely charged all manner of tariffs on American goods, therefore benefiting whatever government or regime was in power there.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Miller’s floral arrangements will be auctioned, with proceeds benefiting the garden club’s service projects.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth's constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall's midterm elections.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Grey's Anatomy star was one of hundreds in attendance on Sunday at the 2026 edition of Wine, Women & Shoes, an annual fundraiser benefitting Florida's Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the nation's largest no-kill dog shelter.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
The brands that use the World Cup as a cultural bridge rather than a marketing moment will still be benefiting from it in 2030.
—Kati Fernandez, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
But Gafford is benefiting from recent alley-oop connections with Cooper Flagg, Khris Middleton and Brandon Williams, who tossed a perfect lob over two Hawks defenders Sunday.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Advocates warn a similar effort is unfolding in Florida, threatening to shut out thousands of Muslims from benefiting from the national movement to allow public money to be spent on private schools.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Foreign governments routinely charged all manner of tariffs on American goods, therefore benefiting whatever government or regime was in power there.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Miller’s floral arrangements will be auctioned, with proceeds benefiting the garden club’s service projects.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth's constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall's midterm elections.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefiting
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The vocalist credited his love for Boston’s original frontman Brad Delp and his desire to sing along with him on the radio for helping to develop his own singing voice.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba was born in 1969 in the holy Shi'ite city of Mashhad and grew up as his father was helping lead the opposition to the Shah.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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To make a profit from their business, American companies sent their manufacturing facilities overseas, screwing American workers by incurring smaller labor costs, therefore profiting rich investors who never had to work for it and used their money to make more money off the American consumer.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the blog’s repeated and by all accounts preposterous anti-semitic rants was Boyne’s claim that the state’s family courts were controlled by a cabal of judges, lawyers and mental health professionals who were profiting by their decisions.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The bodies of the three women were found in multiple locations within Wayne County – which encompasses the popular tourist destination Torrey – on March 4, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS), which is aiding in the investigation.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The department is in direct contact with and aiding nearly 500 American citizens with travel out of Israel.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Benefiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefiting. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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