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as in aided
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment
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as in relieved
to make more bearable or less severe
the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
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as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
they couldn't help the way things turned out
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as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist
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as in improved
to make better
some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
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Recent Examples of helped
Vought, who helped write the policy blueprint known as Project 2025, is playing a major role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether there are mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs and what funding is cut and what is allowed to flow.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The tax credits, part of the Affordable Care Act, have helped nearly 610,000 Tennesseans afford health insurance premiums this year.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The 22-game run lasted from January 16, 1897, to September 18 later that year and helped the Birmingham club do the double of league title and FA Cup in the spring — something that wouldn’t be achieved again until Tottenham Hotspur replicated it in 1960-61.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The younger Munger, a Bay Area physicist, helped fund the successful ballot measures that birthed California’s citizen redistricting commission in 2008 and 2010.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
This class has also helped me in my time of need and despair.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Mary Castlebury, who was a principal under Pendleton, said her superintendent helped her confront challenges as a fellow Black administrator.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Headlining the 2025 class is Royals legend Mike Moustakas, the hard-hitting third baseman who helped lead the team to World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015 and a championship in 2015.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Allen later helped establish a scholarship there in honor of the first two Black graduates.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The tax credits, part of the Affordable Care Act, have helped nearly 610,000 Tennesseans afford health insurance premiums this year.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The 22-game run lasted from January 16, 1897, to September 18 later that year and helped the Birmingham club do the double of league title and FA Cup in the spring — something that wouldn’t be achieved again until Tottenham Hotspur replicated it in 1960-61.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The younger Munger, a Bay Area physicist, helped fund the successful ballot measures that birthed California’s citizen redistricting commission in 2008 and 2010.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
This class has also helped me in my time of need and despair.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Mary Castlebury, who was a principal under Pendleton, said her superintendent helped her confront challenges as a fellow Black administrator.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Headlining the 2025 class is Royals legend Mike Moustakas, the hard-hitting third baseman who helped lead the team to World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015 and a championship in 2015.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Allen later helped establish a scholarship there in honor of the first two Black graduates.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helped
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His candor, though, has not aided his pitching.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Achieving that emotional impact is, according to Cameron, aided rather than hindered by the performance capture technology, which allows for smaller crews on set and greater intimacy with the actors.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some asked if the attacker was still at large, relieved when told the police said the suspect was dead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Leonard was relieved from the podium, and went about the rest of his afternoon.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But that doesn't mean they can't be prevented.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have replied that this is prevented by federal law, though some states permit it, including through Medicaid.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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But not everyone has benefited from these strides equally.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This lower value for their currency meant that German exports were relatively cheaper for Chinese consumers (although many other European nations also use the euro, and none of them seem to have benefited as much from trade with China).—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Follow-up data shows the majority of patients who underwent the surgery had improved quality of life.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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When the season was lengthened to include October and November, the hunting improved dramatically.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Foundry Commercial assisted in the sale and announced it in a Friday news release.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The mother of two also used WIC's breast-feeding support program through a peer counselor who assisted her with her first child.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some were skeptical that the plan alleviated national-security concerns.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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That program has not alleviated concerns over postproduction deductions and, as of August, had not resolved any cases about that issue, the news organizations found.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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In April 2011, leaders of both parties came to an agreement following weeks of difficult negotiations and ultimately averted a government shutdown, as recapped by President Barack Obama.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sealing the deal averted a potential Azeri invasion to secure unfettered access after Azerbaijan’s forces inflicted heavy defeats on Armenia’s army in 2020 and 2023 and pushed 120,000 Armenians out of Nagorno-Karabakh.—
Michele Crestani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Helped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helped. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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