as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profited
Meanwhile, the religious right profited handsomely from the skirmish.
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Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Moreno’s club profited, of course.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
One of two local reporting awards went to The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica for a series on how towing companies profited off Connecticut laws, at the expense of poor car owners; the state soon changed the laws.
—Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Musk claims the shift betrayed OpenAI’s original nonprofit mission to develop safe, open-source AI technology for the public good – and that the company’s leaders, including Altman and Brockman, wrongfully profited from his charitable contributions, according to the lawsuit.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
As more advertising moved online and the news industry lost significant revenue, many daily newspapers closed or moved to online-only editions, while social media platforms often profited from the reporting newspapers had done.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Going back further, prediction market analysts have identified a trader who appears to have profited handsomely from having advance knowledge of the pardons former President Biden granted in his final hours in office.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
As longtime homeowners profited, the lost tax revenue forced reductions in school spending.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Of course, Duncan doesn't stop at simply detailing how Joanne has profited from her patients' private information.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Moreno’s club profited, of course.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
One of two local reporting awards went to The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica for a series on how towing companies profited off Connecticut laws, at the expense of poor car owners; the state soon changed the laws.
—Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Musk claims the shift betrayed OpenAI’s original nonprofit mission to develop safe, open-source AI technology for the public good – and that the company’s leaders, including Altman and Brockman, wrongfully profited from his charitable contributions, according to the lawsuit.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
As more advertising moved online and the news industry lost significant revenue, many daily newspapers closed or moved to online-only editions, while social media platforms often profited from the reporting newspapers had done.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Going back further, prediction market analysts have identified a trader who appears to have profited handsomely from having advance knowledge of the pardons former President Biden granted in his final hours in office.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
As longtime homeowners profited, the lost tax revenue forced reductions in school spending.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Of course, Duncan doesn't stop at simply detailing how Joanne has profited from her patients' private information.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profited
benefited
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Obviously, the Leonard trade sprung from a unique situation, and the Raptors benefited from plenty of luck on their way to winning the title the next year, including James finally leaving for the Western Conference in the offseason.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Even so, Egbuka benefitted from the lessons learned from Evans, most of them not spoken but observed.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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“Profited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profited. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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