as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
Oz justified Tuesday's move by saying federal health programs in some states have enrolled large numbers of providers who aren't providing real care to patients, but instead profiting from fraud.
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Short selling — a core component of many hedge fund strategies — involves investors betting against a particular stock or security, with the aim of profiting from a decline in its value.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg's job is to sniff out wrongdoing by city workers, and her office's first quarterly report of 2026 revealed a stunning number of findings that involve scamming, scheming, and illegally profiting from work as a city employee.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
For decades, presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
And Iran was profiting handsomely off its sales, selling its oil for a premium of several dollars above the price of Brent crude, the international benchmark.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
There are laws against profiting from this insider activity (ask Martha Stewart who served time in prison for her role in insider trading).
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit also sought to prevent the former yoga teacher from profiting from their daughter's death in any way.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Goldhaber argues that Big Tech companies aren’t just profiting off of our communications and our social media engagement.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Short selling — a core component of many hedge fund strategies — involves investors betting against a particular stock or security, with the aim of profiting from a decline in its value.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg's job is to sniff out wrongdoing by city workers, and her office's first quarterly report of 2026 revealed a stunning number of findings that involve scamming, scheming, and illegally profiting from work as a city employee.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
For decades, presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
And Iran was profiting handsomely off its sales, selling its oil for a premium of several dollars above the price of Brent crude, the international benchmark.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
There are laws against profiting from this insider activity (ask Martha Stewart who served time in prison for her role in insider trading).
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit also sought to prevent the former yoga teacher from profiting from their daughter's death in any way.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Goldhaber argues that Big Tech companies aren’t just profiting off of our communications and our social media engagement.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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The final segment with double-digit orders was Engineered Products , up 11% and benefiting from tailwinds in aerospace and defense.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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TERi clients create and sell original artwork, with proceeds benefiting their programs and teachers.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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