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as in assists
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 relieves
to make more bearable or less severe
the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
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as in prevents
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
they couldn't help the way things turned out
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as in benefits
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 improves
to make better
some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
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Recent Examples of helps
This emotional dimension helps explain why AI adoption often exceeds initial expectations once people actually use it.
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François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The wall sit also engages your core muscles, which helps maintain proper posture and prevent slouching.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
In adults, physical activity helps to prevent and manage health problems like cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety—while also enhancing brain health and overall wellbeing—according to the World Health Organization.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The data also helps with fresh iterations of a shoe, as well as plays a role in ideating new models, with each predecessor becoming the benchmark for the next one.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The clean and straightforward interface helps reduce digital noise and keeps users focused.
—Rebecca Lazar, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Good drainage also helps prevent crown rot in winter.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Buying with neighbors helps single shopper save money Smith, who is single, also saves money by sometimes combining her shopping with neighbors.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The heavier personnel helps in the run game, where the NFL has also enjoyed a small renaissance over the last two seasons.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The wall sit also engages your core muscles, which helps maintain proper posture and prevent slouching.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
In adults, physical activity helps to prevent and manage health problems like cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety—while also enhancing brain health and overall wellbeing—according to the World Health Organization.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The data also helps with fresh iterations of a shoe, as well as plays a role in ideating new models, with each predecessor becoming the benchmark for the next one.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The clean and straightforward interface helps reduce digital noise and keeps users focused.
—Rebecca Lazar, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Good drainage also helps prevent crown rot in winter.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Buying with neighbors helps single shopper save money Smith, who is single, also saves money by sometimes combining her shopping with neighbors.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The heavier personnel helps in the run game, where the NFL has also enjoyed a small renaissance over the last two seasons.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helps
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Concerns are also rising over funding for the WIC program, which assists over 100,000 Kentuckians.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Robert Norris who, with his wife Shelly, founded Corey’s Network, a nonprofit that assists families of homicide victims, died earlier this month at 73.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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That thick sole relieves pressure and pain, especially pain associated with conditions like plantar fasciitis.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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This deep tissue massage relieves tension in my head, neck, and shoulders without any effort.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
27 Sep. 2025
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This adds another barrier that prevents criminals from initiating payments without your consent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, blocking only prevents future content from being scraped.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Restaurants Step in to Feed Those in Need When SNAP benefits lapse in November, some 42 million Americans will be forced to find other ways to feed themselves and their families.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here are some of the discounts available in November for those impacted by the food assistance benefits pause.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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While other down jackets feature down filling all over, the Aconcagua 3 mixes traditional down with synthetic insulation in the torso, which improves its breathability and maximizes warmth and moisture resistance.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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In children and adolescents, physical activity promotes bone health; encourages healthy growth and the development of muscle; and improves motor and cognitive development.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The governor is tapping unspent funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the federal program that aids low-income families with children.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, aids roughly 42 million people and was set to run out of funds on Saturday without intervention.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gaming laptops, especially those with larger screens, tend to be bulky, but the Slim alleviates some of that.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are occasional flashbacks to his childhood, as well as moments out-of-time, where Kafka finds himself in the modern-day Czech republic, but none of this alleviates the pacing doldrums of a conventional biopic.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Today’s agreement, struck on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, averts another escalation of tensions between the world’s two great powers.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Critics also said that the 11th hour change will further complicate efforts to reach a deal that averts a shutdown.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Helps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helps. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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