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as in useful
providing service or assistance
a website that I've always found to be helpful for finding information on common medical problems
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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the teachers felt that it would be helpful to have more than one thesaurus in the classroom
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Recent Examples of helpful
Now, artificial intelligence is becoming a helpful tool that meteorologists could use to improve forecasts and provide earlier warnings before storms hit.
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Katie Garch, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Offer clarity, and watch progress gather helpful momentum.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Search engines are increasingly prioritizing helpful, people-first content.
—Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Providing feedback to your initial physician is often helpful in maintaining a positive and trusting relationship.
—Danielle Friedman, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
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Katie Garch, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Offer clarity, and watch progress gather helpful momentum.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Search engines are increasingly prioritizing helpful, people-first content.
—Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Providing feedback to your initial physician is often helpful in maintaining a positive and trusting relationship.
—Danielle Friedman, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
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That first experience of European competition was a useful learning curve, but the team will have to adapt after reaching the knockout stages of the Europa League in 2023-24 by topping a group of four teams that also contained Marseille, Ajax and AEK Athens.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Delta Business Traveler’s free program gives freelancers and small business owners access to discounts, travel perks and business offers that are actually useful.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Season One of Off Campus centers hockey captain Garret Graham (Belmont Cameli) and music major Hannah Wells (Ella Bright), who start a mutually beneficial fake-dating scheme that is quickly complicated by their growing feelings for each other.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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Ensuring that any change offered is clearly beneficial from the passenger's perspective.—
Juan Pablo Lafosse,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Each time the former Iowa standout was on the floor in the first half, the Valkyries attempted to force favorable switches on Clark and constantly took her to the rim.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2026
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But on the other hand the club also needed power, and even in a best case scenario Durbin never projected as someone who’d move the needle much in that area.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Then obviously, the Colorado Eagles and the Colorado Avalanche — just two really good teams.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The tears flowed on and off the pitch at the opening friendly against Preston North End.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The service Expect friendly, warm service from the spunky staff, plus a sense of freedom to do your thing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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