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 This trend encourages current business owners to build more robust, transferable companies, benefiting both sellers and the broader economy. Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The towns benefitting from this round of funding are Canaan, Chaplin, Haddam, Kent, Marlborough, North Canaan, Preston, Scotland and Washington. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Anything people can do to reduce fire risk can also lead to less air pollution, benefiting birds, the researchers said. Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Biggest gainer is the Nasdaq, benefiting from strength in semiconductor names including SK Hynix . Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Jenny Lee cinnamon swirl bread is one of the businesses benefiting from the event. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Nevertheless, the couple found an innovative way to continue benefiting from the trailer financially. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 In 1984, for example, the Mississippi Supreme Court rejected a power company’s condemnation action because the transmission line in question would have run from Mississippi into Louisiana without benefiting any Mississippi customers. Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 El Sayed peddled the claim that Stevens was bought by corporate interests and Israeli lobbyists, whereas Stevens insisted her primary opponent was benefiting from advertising money spent by the Republican Party. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
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  • Social media became a running chronicle of the movement, helping transform an exam grievance into a national conversation.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Russel serves on the Missouri Minority Health Authority Committee and is involved in SNAP Arts, a program helping students with special needs.
    Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
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  • At the same time, many have expressed frustration over Big Oil profiting off the war while consumers pay much more to fill their gas tanks and cover the costs of inflation.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • In addition, past efforts by animal advocates to challenge the status quo have been stalled by large industries profiting from those materials.
    P.J. Smith, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Smaller children from a nearby elementary school were availing themselves of climbers, slides, and beams.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Five other people have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder, including two people accused of aiding Johnson evade investigators, according to the sheriff's office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Additionally, hazelnuts are high in L-arginine, an amino acid that promotes nitric oxide production, aiding blood vessel regulation and helping maintain healthy blood pressure.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 22 July 2026

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“Benefiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefiting. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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