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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
Schools as a grassroots power base also helps explain why the people of Minneapolis were able to mount a disciplined and effective defense against ICE when its agents began kidnapping their children on their way to and from school.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Player of the Week Senior outside hitter Declan Garvey helps Lincoln-Way Central go 6-1 while also being named to the all-tournament team at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
The thymus is a small organ behind the breastbone that helps to establish the body’s immune system early in life.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
This helps the system focus on the most important parts of a molecule’s behavior while ignoring less useful data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Education helps students focus on knowledge application, not just knowledge acquisition.
—Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026
That helps explain why the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan were so much more deadly.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
January 20 – February 18 A shift in perspective today helps everything make more sense.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Toledo, the Philadelphia woman who helps support her parents on the island, witnessed another side of the health crisis during her visit to Cuba in October.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Player of the Week Senior outside hitter Declan Garvey helps Lincoln-Way Central go 6-1 while also being named to the all-tournament team at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
The thymus is a small organ behind the breastbone that helps to establish the body’s immune system early in life.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
This helps the system focus on the most important parts of a molecule’s behavior while ignoring less useful data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Education helps students focus on knowledge application, not just knowledge acquisition.
—Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026
That helps explain why the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan were so much more deadly.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
January 20 – February 18 A shift in perspective today helps everything make more sense.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Toledo, the Philadelphia woman who helps support her parents on the island, witnessed another side of the health crisis during her visit to Cuba in October.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helps
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Clover is often considered a weed, but a better way to think of a weed is a 'plant out of place,' because clover is used to improve soil quality, assists with erosion control and was previously added to lawn mixes, per the Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Dammon was able to obtain a grant from Trees Forever, an organization that assists with tree inventory, removal and planting.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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This measure also relieves pressure on the broader state budget by leaving more funds available for priorities like Medicaid, behavioral health, infrastructure, and public safety.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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The programming is designed for all fitness levels and also relieves tension, reduces stress and supports hormonal and metabolic health.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the bill prevents all law enforcement officers, including from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, from wearing masks, except in limited situations.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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At the same time, the government should negotiate medication, services and treatment fees for all; this prevents price gouging.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The father-daughter duo typically make an annual appearance at the Barnstable Brown Gala, which benefits the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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The deal especially benefits African agricultural exports like cocoa from Ivory Coast and Ghana, coffee from Kenya, and citrus from South Africa.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Someone may offer an idea that improves your own, so stay open to where the exchange leads.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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As hardware improves, quantum magnetometers could become standard components in future satellite constellations, delivering high-resolution magnetic data with compact payloads that are much cheaper to lift into orbit.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Under Florida law, anyone who aids, abets or counsels someone in the commission of a crime may be considered a principal in the first degree.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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Seasoned party-planners say that striving to create meaningful interactions instead of for perfection alleviates some of the stress of hosting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Accessible, affordable childcare alleviates poverty, prevents homelessness, improves employer productivity and retention, increases the tax base, supports small businesses and keeps young families in our communities.—
Susan Ellenberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For now and unless Williams changes his mind again, the move averts a potential historic litigation where Washington planned to sue Williams over his plan to switch schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Corps project averts potential catastrophic flooding that could lay siege to about 475,000 residents, California and the nation, according to the government’s court documents.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Helps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helps. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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