as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
To make a profit from their business, American companies sent their manufacturing facilities overseas, screwing American workers by incurring smaller labor costs, therefore profiting rich investors who never had to work for it and used their money to make more money off the American consumer.
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Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
One of the blog’s repeated and by all accounts preposterous anti-semitic rants was Boyne’s claim that the state’s family courts were controlled by a cabal of judges, lawyers and mental health professionals who were profiting by their decisions.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Russia is profiting from the surge.
—Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Moscow is profiting from a spike in oil prices, and the Kremlin bets a windfall from prolonged hostilities could help boost its coffers to pay for military operations in Ukraine and plug a budget deficit, The Associated Press wrote.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Hannah is not the first to bitterly criticize the show and accuse producers, especially executive producer Ryan Murphy, of profiting off the Kennedy family’s tragic past in an unseemly way.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
If people believe that anonymous government insiders are profiting off of classified information, what reason is there to trust anything that the administration says?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Ohio, like many other states, has a Son of Sam law that bars individuals from profiting from crimes with book and movie deals.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
The murkiness of Acquisition Logistics’ involvement in El Paso is hardly an exception among many of the companies profiting from the border-security gold rush.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
One of the blog’s repeated and by all accounts preposterous anti-semitic rants was Boyne’s claim that the state’s family courts were controlled by a cabal of judges, lawyers and mental health professionals who were profiting by their decisions.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Russia is profiting from the surge.
—Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Moscow is profiting from a spike in oil prices, and the Kremlin bets a windfall from prolonged hostilities could help boost its coffers to pay for military operations in Ukraine and plug a budget deficit, The Associated Press wrote.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Hannah is not the first to bitterly criticize the show and accuse producers, especially executive producer Ryan Murphy, of profiting off the Kennedy family’s tragic past in an unseemly way.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
If people believe that anonymous government insiders are profiting off of classified information, what reason is there to trust anything that the administration says?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Ohio, like many other states, has a Son of Sam law that bars individuals from profiting from crimes with book and movie deals.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
The murkiness of Acquisition Logistics’ involvement in El Paso is hardly an exception among many of the companies profiting from the border-security gold rush.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev also advanced to the men’s semifinals, with Medvedev benefiting from a disputed, overturned point late in his 6-1, 7-5 victory over defending champion Jack Draper.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Grey's Anatomy star was one of hundreds in attendance on Sunday at the 2026 edition of Wine, Women & Shoes, an annual fundraiser benefitting Florida's Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the nation's largest no-kill dog shelter.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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