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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
Motorists who were driving on the freeway as the helicopter crashed left their cars and helped authorities pull the victims from the crash site.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Saka was key to this, playing deeper crosses to the back post, deliveries which helped turn a potential loss away to Chelsea into a draw in the October and a potential point at Brentford the following month into three.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
During his term, Shelton got to see Prairie Village pass its new compensation plan that brought more competitive wages to the city, which helped the police department in particular.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The sizable jump in capability between the two helped convince the markets, and the world, that AI was on an exponential rise, which has reshaped the economy and the stock market in the scant years since.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
This class has also helped me in my time of need and despair.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Saka was key to this, playing deeper crosses to the back post, deliveries which helped turn a potential loss away to Chelsea into a draw in the October and a potential point at Brentford the following month into three.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
During his term, Shelton got to see Prairie Village pass its new compensation plan that brought more competitive wages to the city, which helped the police department in particular.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The sizable jump in capability between the two helped convince the markets, and the world, that AI was on an exponential rise, which has reshaped the economy and the stock market in the scant years since.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
This class has also helped me in my time of need and despair.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helped
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The foundation, which supports health care, education, and the arts, has aided other British institutions in the past, including the Design Museum and the Imperial War Museum, both in London.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Oct. 2025
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This allowed for more dynamic clashes, aided by compelling, unique animations.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Eager for the bloodshed, displacement and destruction to stop, many Palestinians in Gaza were relieved to hear news that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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As the lights went down at the Santa Monica Civic that night and Def Leppard took to the stage, the band was relieved to hear some polite applause.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Decades of underfunding and under-research mean women are still diagnosed late, treated inadequately, and left to manage conditions that could have been prevented or better addressed.—
Maria Shriver,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the time since, Customs and Border Protection has prevented nearly 10,500 shipments valued at nearly $1 billion from entering the United States because of products or components that could have originated in Xinjiang.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Brewers benefited from a preposterous double play in the fourth inning, when outfielder Sal Frelick bobbled a ball off the center-field wall, but managed to start a relay for a forceout at home and another at third.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The offensive passing game benefited with play-action fakes.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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For example, as OpenAI’s models improved, the percentage of their task outputs that were as good as or better than humans’ outputs more than tripled.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Alba has assisted Messi 33 times in all competitions for Barcelona and Miami, the fourth-most among all of the Argentine’s team-mates.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Several law enforcement agencies, including the Atlanta Police Department and the US Marshals Service, assisted in executing the search warrant at the home that led to Groves’ arrest, said Hodges.—
Jason Morris,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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For a while, this was alleviated by trying to help police with their investigations, corresponding with her father, and working with organizations meant to help victims of violent and high profile crimes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some were skeptical that the plan alleviated national-security concerns.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Duane averted his eyes to avoid a direct challenging stare that might motivate the sow.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 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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“Helped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helped. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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