profiting

present participle of profit

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Recent Examples of profiting Mbappe has combined well with Michael Olise, profiting from three assists provided by the Bayern Munich player. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026 The White House referred questions, including those about the president profiting off its office, to the company that owns Truth Social. Bernard Condon, Fortune, 18 July 2026 In addition to profiting from prostitution, the defendants collected payments on the victims’ inflated smuggling debts. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 While Nvidia and hyperscalers including Alphabet have captured many of the headlines, Goldman, JPMorgan and other banks are profiting from the massive flows of capital into AI. Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 July 2026 McKee's campaign ads accuse his opponent, Helena Foulkes, of profiting from the opioid crisis during her time as a CVS executive. Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 10 July 2026 Public service should be about serving the people, not profiting from privileged access. Belinda Keiser, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 Mora, Muraki and Kristen Snedeker each reported profiting $35,000 from the sale. Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 The same institution profiting from Google’s caution around World Cup queries is racing to make sure fans never need to leave FIFA’s own ecosystem to get a World Cup answer either. Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
Verb
  • Cleveland Guardians players, including Brayan Rocchio and Gabriel Arias, joined Minnesota Twin Pablo Lopez and former star Carlos Baerga for an autograph event benefiting the American Red Cross Venezuelan Relief Fund.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Biggest gainer is the Nasdaq, benefiting from strength in semiconductor names including SK Hynix .
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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