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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
Tiger has always been really helpful to me.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Best Amazon Storage & Organization Deals Keep your home more organized than ever with these helpful storage and organization solutions—from $5.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
LinkedIn Learning's coding lessons lack the helpful interactivity of services like Codecademy or Treehouse, our Editors' Choice winners for free and paid learn-to-code courses, respectively.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
But the jury is still out on how helpful nursing robots are to staff.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Best Amazon Storage & Organization Deals Keep your home more organized than ever with these helpful storage and organization solutions—from $5.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
LinkedIn Learning's coding lessons lack the helpful interactivity of services like Codecademy or Treehouse, our Editors' Choice winners for free and paid learn-to-code courses, respectively.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
But the jury is still out on how helpful nursing robots are to staff.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
Adjective
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These are environmentally friendly and useful for carrying more snacks on your flight home.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Our expert take The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is an excellent business card with useful benefits, valuable rewards and a generous welcome bonus.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During sleep, heart rate and blood pressure drop too, which is beneficial for the little vessels in your brain.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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Foliage color can vary between individual trees, which is why planting–and shopping–in fall is beneficial.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So, all in all, hair questions seem like a favorable thing.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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Political stability, a favorable family-office regime, independent courts, and Mandarin fluency made Singapore a natural draw for China's super-rich.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The extra point was good but there was a holding penalty on the Rebels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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After 10 tumultuous years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kadri delivered his best campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, posting 89 points in the regular season and finishing by hoisting the Stanley Cup.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The result is a set of policies that has baffled some China experts, or at least raised questions about the president’s stance on America’s friendly rival.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Twine also noted its subtle scent, quick absorption, and makeup-friendly finish.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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