as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
Several online dashboards track how much members of Congress and their families are profiting off stock trading based on the disclosure forms they are required to file, many of which were submitted months late.
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Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
What's even worse is that Bresnahan is profiting off our pain, playing the stock market while voting to screw us over in Washington.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As part of his push to breed the animals, however, Hume was always interested in profiting from rhinos by selling their horns, which re-grow naturally after being cut off.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Trump’s 2024 reëlection PAC received ten million dollars from the multinational conglomerate British American Tobacco, which farms an especially polluting, soil-depleting, and pesticide-intensive crop, and which has been sued for profiting from child labor.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
As Sacramento considers the proposal, state lawmakers should also ensure that the Wildfire Fund delivers for Californians and stop third parties from profiting at their expense.
—Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
He’s been tinkering with this messaging on and off since damn near the start of the century, when his criticism of the genre shifted from the power-holding executives (both white and Black) of the music industry who were profiting off buffoonery, a la Bamboozled, to rap music itself.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025
Many are still profiting through their endowments.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Even if no laws are broken, the appearance of profiting from this access fuels distrust among Americans.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
What's even worse is that Bresnahan is profiting off our pain, playing the stock market while voting to screw us over in Washington.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As part of his push to breed the animals, however, Hume was always interested in profiting from rhinos by selling their horns, which re-grow naturally after being cut off.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Trump’s 2024 reëlection PAC received ten million dollars from the multinational conglomerate British American Tobacco, which farms an especially polluting, soil-depleting, and pesticide-intensive crop, and which has been sued for profiting from child labor.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
As Sacramento considers the proposal, state lawmakers should also ensure that the Wildfire Fund delivers for Californians and stop third parties from profiting at their expense.
—Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
He’s been tinkering with this messaging on and off since damn near the start of the century, when his criticism of the genre shifted from the power-holding executives (both white and Black) of the music industry who were profiting off buffoonery, a la Bamboozled, to rap music itself.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025
Many are still profiting through their endowments.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Even if no laws are broken, the appearance of profiting from this access fuels distrust among Americans.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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Additionally, as support for Windows 10 concludes in mid-October, a rise in PC demand is anticipated as organizations and consumers transition to Windows 11 or new PCs, potentially benefiting Dell's Client Solutions Group.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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These spaces often offer an opportunity to wow guests while benefiting from hard-wearing and easy-to-clean flooring.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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