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Recent Examples of helpfully
With larger groups, a server may helpfully inquire about separate checks.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Kelce’s podcast is titled New Heights, which is helpfully capitalized in the official lyrics, to make the reference perfectly clear.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Sir Benjamin left behind over a million pounds, which, on-screen text helpfully informs us, would translate as £162 million today.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
While helpfully adding their own, for context.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Vance helpfully points to the Scranton Chamber of Commerce website, which keeps a list of every business that’s closed in the last ten years.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Only 29% bothered to respond, and NYCHA helpfully lumped the demolition answers together to claim 57% support, triumphantly branding the whole charade as a vote.
—Layla Law-Gisiko, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
LeMessurier’s firm helpfully provided her with drawings, plans and figures.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Thus, delusional disorders can be helpfully typified and researched by the particular delusion that is being expressed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Kelce’s podcast is titled New Heights, which is helpfully capitalized in the official lyrics, to make the reference perfectly clear.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Sir Benjamin left behind over a million pounds, which, on-screen text helpfully informs us, would translate as £162 million today.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
While helpfully adding their own, for context.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Vance helpfully points to the Scranton Chamber of Commerce website, which keeps a list of every business that’s closed in the last ten years.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Only 29% bothered to respond, and NYCHA helpfully lumped the demolition answers together to claim 57% support, triumphantly branding the whole charade as a vote.
—Layla Law-Gisiko, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
LeMessurier’s firm helpfully provided her with drawings, plans and figures.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Thus, delusional disorders can be helpfully typified and researched by the particular delusion that is being expressed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpfully
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Directed by Landon fresh off his fantastic Happy Death Day films, this body-swapping gem showcases finely tuned performances from both Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sprinkle finely grated semisweet chocolate evenly over top of cake.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Osman Yousefzada’s Possession I at Cartwright Hall, Bradford Osman Yousefzada’s striking sculptural work Possession I is positioned magnificently outside Cartwright Hall in Bradford, the venue of the 2025 Turner Prize exhibition.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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It is advantageously situated from which to attend Vienna’s more than 50 opera houses and theaters, as well as a plethora of museums.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Jays will, happily, hand him the ball.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The winning formula had viewers returning to the show's fictional Louisiana town long after Edward and Bella had their happily ever after.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump spoke grandly for over 20 minutes about his efforts to resolve decades of bloody conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio would rinse and repeat this movie’s grandly melodramatic approach a year later for a little film about two crazy kids on an ocean liner.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The 29-year-old Spider-Man actor sweetly corrected a reporter during a recent panel event when the man referenced Zendaya as being Holland’s girlfriend.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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This delightfully kitschy spot has been charming families and dinosaur enthusiasts since the 1960s.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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As a sleepaway screamer, 1984 is delightfully campy.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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But Arthur is a more straightforward lyricist than Michael Stipe, and Arthur Buck 2 is largely its own charmingly shambolic beast.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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In between all of this, the actor made time to stop by a film festival screening in Lexington, Kentucky, of director Rick Gomez’s She Dances, a charmingly poignant independent film that features Zahn and his daughter Audrey Zahn.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Helpfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpfully. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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