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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
This is now at least the third auto repair business to shut down at that Atlantic Avenue location after a slew of complaints, and our investigations found that people with the same last name – Quiles – helped create or manage all three businesses.
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Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Al Bahar ran the bank's first global leadership program for women, NBK RISE, and helped train 20 women for executive roles.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Moore helped secure the win with a clutch rebound after Jackson Fries missed the second shot of his pair of free throw attempts with the Aztecs clinging to a two-point advantage.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
An artist may regard his work to be far more important than parenting, but he is helped by the presumption that there will be future generations to bestow durability upon it.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Cathedral Catholic helped by turning the ball over five times.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Misa played seven games in 11 days, collecting seven points, and helped Canada capture the Bronze Medal with a 6-3 win over Finland on Monday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
Nvidia has helped fuel the fire, investing in companies such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Intel and CoreWeave.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Al Bahar ran the bank's first global leadership program for women, NBK RISE, and helped train 20 women for executive roles.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Moore helped secure the win with a clutch rebound after Jackson Fries missed the second shot of his pair of free throw attempts with the Aztecs clinging to a two-point advantage.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
An artist may regard his work to be far more important than parenting, but he is helped by the presumption that there will be future generations to bestow durability upon it.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Cathedral Catholic helped by turning the ball over five times.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Misa played seven games in 11 days, collecting seven points, and helped Canada capture the Bronze Medal with a 6-3 win over Finland on Monday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
Nvidia has helped fuel the fire, investing in companies such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Intel and CoreWeave.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helped
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About 30 players from the Houston Dynamo Academy will be featured in the movie, aided off-screen by their actual coaches.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Despite a league-worst 10-34 record last season, the Wings averaged 7,272 fans in 22 home games, aided by moving two games against Indiana to American Airlines Center, drawing crowds of 20,409 and 17,857.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Kuemper was relieved by Forsberg and headed down the tunnel.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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When one friend is habitually the payer, others may feel grateful, indebted, infantilized or even relieved.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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During the Middle Ages, sumptuary laws prevented the lower class from wearing silk.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kosovo's president in July said Trump prevented further escalation, but the Serbian president denied that escalation was imminent, according to Reuters.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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This year, Rogers had three key players decide not to, which has benefited the roster.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, the report also shows that not everyone has benefited equally from the advances of the last few decades.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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More than a decade ago, the organic farmer began to notice that the pet occasionally picked up sticks and used them to scratch herself — a behavior that is known though not often recorded — and captured her in action as her technique improved.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Senior Kai Carlson had a clutch basket and rebound down the stretch for the Dons, who improved to 14-7 overall and 2-1 in league play.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Northwest Avalanche Center’s representatives assisted at the scene.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Lopez was assisted by her longtime stylist Mariel Haenn, who has also worked with Heidi Klum and Hailee Steinfeld.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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That money alleviated economic hardship for many families, but some of it also helped people pay for illicit drugs, the Pittsburgh researchers say.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Any concerns about public perceptions can be alleviated by carefully questioning prospective jurors about their knowledge of the case, prosecutors wrote in a court filing.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Aisha kept her eyes respectfully averted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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But the crisis has been averted — Rebecca explains that Sarah didn't actually set the real Golden Bag on fire.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Helped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helped. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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