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Recent Examples of helpfully
Benedict helpfully reminds his brother Colin (Luke Newton)—and the audience—that before meeting Kate (Simone Ashley), their eldest brother Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) had a mistress named Siena (played by Sabrina Bartlett in season one).
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
In this court, the accused — as a pre-trial intro helpfully informs us, invariably people who have committed the worst of crimes, mostly murder — have 90 minutes to use the Mercy system’s records to prove their innocence.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Aunts may be deeply embedded in the family, or helpfully aloof.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The Prime helpfully regurgitates Marjorie’s own life stories, though her daughter Tess (Cynthia Nixon) and son-in-law Jon (Danny Burstein) don’t agree about how truthful this pseudo-Walter should be.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
The fan is, helpfully, totally blade-less, so there’s no danger of catching fingers in it (a plus for parents).
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2025
The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Just in the past two days, the spicy, junky stuff has come in a bit ( quantum , drones , upstart nuclear power ), helpfully.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
With larger groups, a server may helpfully inquire about separate checks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
In this court, the accused — as a pre-trial intro helpfully informs us, invariably people who have committed the worst of crimes, mostly murder — have 90 minutes to use the Mercy system’s records to prove their innocence.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Aunts may be deeply embedded in the family, or helpfully aloof.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The Prime helpfully regurgitates Marjorie’s own life stories, though her daughter Tess (Cynthia Nixon) and son-in-law Jon (Danny Burstein) don’t agree about how truthful this pseudo-Walter should be.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
The fan is, helpfully, totally blade-less, so there’s no danger of catching fingers in it (a plus for parents).
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2025
The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Just in the past two days, the spicy, junky stuff has come in a bit ( quantum , drones , upstart nuclear power ), helpfully.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
With larger groups, a server may helpfully inquire about separate checks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpfully
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Add 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped, and 2 small sprigs thyme, leaves picked, and cook, stirring often, until radicchio is softened and wilted, 5–8 minutes.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Koobideh, always the popular kid of kebabs, is made at Berenjak in a style using lamb shoulder so finely ground that the meat resembles tiny, distinct sausages, rather than an unbroken shape formed in undulating patterns over the skewer.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The castle’s Waterloo Chamber, a magnificently opulent space that today is most commonly used for investitures but previously hosted theatrical and pantomime productions under Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria, was transformed into a screening room for the occasion.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Now, the magnificently charming triple threat is poised to top himself.—
Jonathan Borge,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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The upshot is that the trend of AI for mental health can be perceived differently, advantageously so, when recast as a matter of AI for mental wealth.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The turtle, now named Porkchop for her voracious appetite, is now happily recovering at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant happily accommodated our request for mocktail pairings instead of ones with alcohol.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Every hurdle has been met and overcome, if at the last minute, and grandly.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the shadow of Mount Etna and brushing up against the Ionian Sea, Sicily’s second-largest city was grandly rebuilt in imposing Baroque style using lava stone following a devastating 17th-century earthquake.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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And so the players showed up brandishing hope for this summer while sweetly admitting the emotion that still lingers from last fall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Raimi has always been drawn to that kind of protagonist, from Liam Neeson’s scientist turned superhero in Darkman to Tobey Maguire’s sweetly humble take on Peter Parker in Spider-Man.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Sustainable, charitable, and delightfully petty, this gift proves Valentine’s Day can support bugs, love, pettiness and conservation all at once.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The provocative, genre-defying horror flick boasts unhinged gore, a delightfully dark sense of humor, Madigan as the creepiest aunt ever, and a crowd-pleasing finale.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her admirable conservation efforts dovetail with Nada’s coming-of-age, as the young girl understandably begins to dream of bigger things even as her mother does everything in her power to keep their world charmingly small.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2026
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Make the jump to cigarette jeans, also known (less charmingly) as stovepipe or boyfriend jeans, which are slowly but surely creeping into the fashion ecosystem.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Helpfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpfully. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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