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as in supporting
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment
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as in alleviating
to make more bearable or less severe
the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
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as in preventing
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
they couldn't help the way things turned out
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as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist
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as in improving
to make better
some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
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as in aiding
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as in assisting
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Recent Examples of helping
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
At Mattel, Silverman was EVP and Chief Franchise Officer, helping shepherd the 165 consumer product partnerships and retail tie-ins for the blockbuster movie adaptation of Barbie.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The success criteria for Mercor’s tasks are written by human experts, but the marking is done by AIs, which Mercor says agreed with human graders 89% of the time, helping to scale the evaluations.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
After years of helping some of the world’s biggest companies scale their digital advertising, Spencer decided to bet on himself.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, at home, Colin is helping his dad (Douglas Hodge) take care of his sick mom (played by the great English actress Lesley Sharp).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
At Mattel, Silverman was EVP and Chief Franchise Officer, helping shepherd the 165 consumer product partnerships and retail tie-ins for the blockbuster movie adaptation of Barbie.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The success criteria for Mercor’s tasks are written by human experts, but the marking is done by AIs, which Mercor says agreed with human graders 89% of the time, helping to scale the evaluations.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
After years of helping some of the world’s biggest companies scale their digital advertising, Spencer decided to bet on himself.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helping
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Over three years, Kors’ funding will enable WFP to provide consistent school meals for 250,000 children while assisting 1,500 farmers to supply eggs, vegetables and fruits across 10 districts in Sri Lanka.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Petrino has experience in assisting on defense, most notably having the Arkansas defensive ends line up wider after halftime in a 2011 game against Texas A&M in which the Razorbacks rallied from a 35-17 halftime deficit to win 42-38.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
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Aside from the compelling morality of alleviating human suffering, this aid can provide a bulwark against foreign manipulation, the emergence of terrorist havens, the growth of black markets, and other security threats that arise from chronic underdevelopment and economic struggle.—
Don Graves,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2025
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In Johansson’s case, her leather coat stands in contrast to her satin pants, alleviating some of the tension between the two competing shades.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
24 Sep. 2025
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Snow said crews contained the flames to the refinery and were focusing on preventing the fire from spreading.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The White House insists the law protects taxpayers by preventing undocumented immigrants from getting government health benefits — but such individuals were already barred from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, exchanges.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the country’s existing industrial and financial ecosystem often helps nascent industries, benefiting both.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ray Murray, whose long relationship with Outkast began with their 1994 debut studio album as part of producing group Organized Noize, recalls the two rappers as preternaturally talented but benefiting from structure.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The concept is raising concerns that the bloc is still too slow in improving its deterrence options, however.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Needham analyst Tom Nikic said that while top-line trends were improving, there were still some pain points, including incremental tariff headwinds.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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William, 43, has been supportive of his father following Buckingham Palace’s announcement in Febuary 2024 that the monarch was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Toward the end of his introduction, a few audience members could be heard shouting supportive exclamations for Mamdani, before Goldberg turned in her seat to address them live on the air.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The secondary route is a battle upward from the city of Ephyra to Mount Olympus to learn who is aiding Chronos in his siege of the mortal realm and quell it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The 21-year-old was placed in an induced coma and underwent surgery Tuesday in hopes of aiding his recovery.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The packable device loops over your seatback tray table, instantly elevating your legs, relieving pressure from your hips, and creating a more relaxed and comfortable long-haul flight experience.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has flown successfully three times, relieving some of the need for European governments to look to the United States for SpaceX rockets to launch their military satellites.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helping. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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