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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
Yet those cars do require a different set of skills, which, as a racing driver, can be helpful to hone by experiencing other cars and categories.
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Approaching it in those reductive terms isn’t helpful.
—Hayley Matz Meadvin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition, short-form video apps may also be a way of collecting data that may be helpful for improving future models, Xu says.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Having a familiar presence like Joan at Westside Hospital is a helpful tool for Amy, who’s still rebuilding her life after the season 1 car crash that left her with a traumatic brain injury, wiping her memories of the previous eight years.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Approaching it in those reductive terms isn’t helpful.
—Hayley Matz Meadvin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition, short-form video apps may also be a way of collecting data that may be helpful for improving future models, Xu says.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Having a familiar presence like Joan at Westside Hospital is a helpful tool for Amy, who’s still rebuilding her life after the season 1 car crash that left her with a traumatic brain injury, wiping her memories of the previous eight years.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
Adjective
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Likely to become more useful as the season goes on.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Amgui Two-Story Tiny Home There are so many useful and charming features to this Amazon tiny home.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If your microbiome is unbalanced between beneficial and harmful microbes, probiotics can help introduce healthy microbes back into your body.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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Abuja published guidance on how the private sector should work with government agencies to tackle financial crimes, and Pretoria has strengthened legislation on the disclosure of beneficial ownership for companies and trusts.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Its surveys vary in their findings across time and can be either favorable or unfavorable to the government.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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But in one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt so far, Zubimendi quickly went about making a difference.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The area also features a red mini fridge for easy access to snacks and drinks, and a custom bath with kid-friendly touches, like step-stools to reach the trough sink, alphabet artwork, and a large jar full of bath toys.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The most-balanced wide receiver prospect in America, Tyson is a terrific blocker with QB-friendly tendencies and the size to play anywhere.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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