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as in lucrative
yielding a profit
selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom
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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
I have always found honesty to be a profitable course of action
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Recent Examples of profitable
Its revenue over the past twelve months totals $638 billion, and the company has proven to be operationally profitable, generating $69 billion in operating profits and a net income of $59 billion.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
White Oak Pastures became a model for profitable and ethical meat production.
—Steven Fabos, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
His ratings have been profitable 58% of the time, delivering an average return of 10.2%.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Carmakers may decide to curtail production of those cars and focus on gasoline pickups and sport utility vehicles that usually are very profitable.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
White Oak Pastures became a model for profitable and ethical meat production.
—Steven Fabos, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
His ratings have been profitable 58% of the time, delivering an average return of 10.2%.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Carmakers may decide to curtail production of those cars and focus on gasoline pickups and sport utility vehicles that usually are very profitable.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitable
Adjective
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In addition to full scholarships and other education benefits, college athletes can now sign lucrative NIL deals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 May 2025
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The studios’ dollars currently go further overseas due to various lucrative tax incentives.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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This change is beneficial when helpful gut bacteria are depleted.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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Relying on your family for emotional support hasn’t been beneficial this year.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The next year will show if the investment was worthwhile.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments For people who often forget to wash their hands, an increase in public health signage in public — or in do-it-yourself signage at home — reminding people to do so could be worthwhile, Benjamin said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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What often occurs is that teams with favorable odds to land the top pick ultimately end up settling for a later selection within the top 10.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The administration is sounding like mercantilists, maximizing the nation’s wealth by increasing exports and minimizing imports, essentially creating a favorable balance of trade.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Leaders who intend to be helpful may instead create dependency and hesitation.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Enter the comments section to see hints, conversation, helpful tips and creative content from other solvers.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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So there’s always lines that are news to me and in a good way.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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There is also a good smattering of creations from Louis Vuitton, which is the show’s lead sponsor and where Virgil Abloh served as creative director of men’s collections and was succeeded by Pharrell Williams.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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“Profitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitable. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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