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 The firm said both companies are benefiting from strong cybersecurity demand fueled by AI. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 WhatNot and other live shopping retailers are shedding their reputations as purveyors of baseball cards by expanding their digital aisles, benefitting niche auction-fluencers like Lally. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 The aerospace industry runs the most efficient scam by benefiting from the neoliberal mantra of public subsidy and privatized profit. — Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 So in other words, those stacks of lottery tickets or scratch-offs on eBay may be benefitting a select group of people looking to bring their gambling wins home, tax free. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Second-quarter results from Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd showed that demand remains resilient despite tariffs, geopolitical turmoil and higher energy costs, with both carriers benefiting from the increasing container prices. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026 That includes a section summarizing the plan to have new Florida residents, who move after 2026, wait five years before benefiting from the higher homestead exemption. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 The ruling restores the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s authority to apply for roughly $240 million benefiting 140 service providers, even as Carter orders a review of agencies that could replace it. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Craig’s been a stronger fundraiser, benefitting from an array of super PACs that have promoted her and gone after Flanagan. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefiting
  1. helping
  2. profiting
  3. availing
  4. aiding
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  • The two have been helping each other shine since the beginning.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The solution works by penetrating deep into the fibers, helping to break down stains on contact, without discoloring the affected area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Critics have accused Freedom 250 of politicizing and profiting off the milestone, with congressional Democrats accusing it of wire fraud and other deceptive fundraising practices in a report published last month.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In the decade since the Times directed listeners to click the purple icon, the political significance of podcasting has increased exponentially, and Trump himself has wound up profiting.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of profiting
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  • 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
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  • Gut bacteria are integral to human physiology, aiding digestion, synthesizing vitamins and other beneficial compounds, regulating immune responses, and helping prevent colonization by harmful microorganisms.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • How sad that aiding much healthier and happier living comes with baseless lawsuits.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of aiding

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