profiting

present participle of profit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of profiting The lawsuit also accuses Texas Wesleyan of profiting from the students by collecting the full cost of the first year of the program before the students were dismissed. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026 Some users accused Mbappé of profiting off the lucrative Chinese sports markets and his millions of fans in the country while disrespecting their national sentiments. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026 The market for profiting off male body anxiety is nothing new. — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026 Basis trades are an arbitrage bet in which hedge funds are positioned long in cash Treasurys while shorting their corresponding futures contracts, with the aim of profiting from the price gap. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 The sentence includes a 20-year mandatory enhancement for profiting off the murder, Judge Carli Kierny told the court. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 While Smith has returned to starring roles, the episode added another wrinkle to the already difficult task of profiting from film and TV production. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Venezuela government contracts Pulido, born in Bogotá in 1963, has a history that predates his emergence as one of the businessmen accused of profiting from Venezuela’s government contracting system. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 At one point, Soulan points out that the crime of fuel-smuggling is minor compared to the barons profiting off the very same — and shouldn’t the motivation, the practical outcome of the act, count for something? — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
Verb
  • For cruise passengers, that means more opportunities to encounter Indigenous culture, while knowing that Indigenous people are benefiting from the industry.
    — Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The UConn players are benefiting from their international teammates as well.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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