as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
The former school board member turned charter school executive has built her platform by criticizing the public school system, promoting school choice and private alternatives – all while profiting from establishing and providing services to charter schools throughout the state and nation.
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Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Sherrill has blasted Ciattarelli for allegedly profiting from New Jersey’s opioid crisis through his medical publishing company, a claim which Ciattarelli has called a lie and threatened to sue over.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Still, certain teams are profiting from a particular game plan.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The bets were allegedly all made with the intention of profiting off the scheme at the expense of the betting companies.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Surely the player using the no-swap-regret algorithm would switch to a different algorithm after realizing that their competitor was profiting at their expense.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
According to Rader, he was barred from profiting from his crimes by a previous court settlement.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Others question the ethics of profiting from AI fears.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Lorena Henderson, the wife of Deputy Henderson, is suing for damages worth more than $100,000, accusing the Hinton family of profiting off the death of her husband.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Sherrill has blasted Ciattarelli for allegedly profiting from New Jersey’s opioid crisis through his medical publishing company, a claim which Ciattarelli has called a lie and threatened to sue over.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Still, certain teams are profiting from a particular game plan.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The bets were allegedly all made with the intention of profiting off the scheme at the expense of the betting companies.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Surely the player using the no-swap-regret algorithm would switch to a different algorithm after realizing that their competitor was profiting at their expense.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
According to Rader, he was barred from profiting from his crimes by a previous court settlement.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Others question the ethics of profiting from AI fears.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Lorena Henderson, the wife of Deputy Henderson, is suing for damages worth more than $100,000, accusing the Hinton family of profiting off the death of her husband.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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With Britain’s strongest sector, finance, benefiting from higher interest rates, and Germany’s motor vehicles and parts, struggling with tariffs and weak demand, the rivalry between the two economies is one to watch.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lower rates make loans and credit more affordable, benefiting borrowers and homebuyers.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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