profiting

present participle of profit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of profiting Major Asian economies are profiting from growing global demand for AI as their manufacturing sectors build the high-end equipment needed for a worldwide data center boom, economists said. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Republican leaders had released a new version of the bill on Sunday that included ethics restrictions focused on public officials profiting from crypto ventures. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 But Democrats have argued that the latest changes to the bill don't go far enough to prevent the president and his family from profiting off of their own crypto ventures. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a lawsuit against Netflix in Miami on Wednesday morning saying the tech giant is monitoring children’s activity on the platform and profiting from it. — Morgan Rynor, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Obsession producer Leonora Ann Darby claims she was barred from profiting off the film’s record-breaking success. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 The bill would limit certain fees of attorneys representing insurance companies, while also stopping hedge funds and private equity firms from profiting on wildfire claims. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Because if the objection were simply to wealth, consumerism, vanity, or profiting from attention, our contempt would be distributed much more evenly. — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026 Lastly, Sotheby’s joins the list of defendants for having auctioned the painting, initially estimated to sell for $1,500,000 to $2,000,000, and profiting from its distribution. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
Verb
  • Charlize Theron had plenty to celebrate at the sixth annual Block Party benefiting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) on Saturday night.
    — Lilly Workneh, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That guaranteed the teams with revenue, with brokers benefiting from a markup for popular games but taking the risk that tickets to less popular games would sell at a loss, or not at all.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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