as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
Further words were exchanged between the stage winner and the chasing teams after the stage, with the breakaway having been accused of profiting from moto drafting.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Consumer Watchdog, a California consumer advocacy group, says Chevron is profiting heavily while drivers continue paying steep prices.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 23 May 2026
By focusing relief on full-time residents while maintaining taxes on second homes, short-term rentals, and commercial properties, the proposal attempts to draw a clear line between living in Florida and profiting from it.
—Brandon Tucker, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Musk alleged that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman breached their charitable trust by abandoning OpenAI's founding mission and profiting from that decision.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Netflix then uses this data to build detailed consumer profiles and sells them to other companies, profiting from the sales.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Her caretaker had allegedly been concealing and profiting from her death.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Finally, there are ethical issues with profiting on things such as deaths, natural disasters and wars.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Consumer Watchdog, a California consumer advocacy group, says Chevron is profiting heavily while drivers continue paying steep prices.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 23 May 2026
By focusing relief on full-time residents while maintaining taxes on second homes, short-term rentals, and commercial properties, the proposal attempts to draw a clear line between living in Florida and profiting from it.
—Brandon Tucker, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Musk alleged that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman breached their charitable trust by abandoning OpenAI's founding mission and profiting from that decision.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Netflix then uses this data to build detailed consumer profiles and sells them to other companies, profiting from the sales.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Her caretaker had allegedly been concealing and profiting from her death.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Finally, there are ethical issues with profiting on things such as deaths, natural disasters and wars.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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Europe and North America also contributed positively with demand growth of 6 percent and 5 percent, respectively, benefiting from improving international flows and firm corridor activity with Asia.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Newsom said aimed to prevent recipients from benefiting from any payouts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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