as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
By contrast, Rieder has spent his career as a hands-on, daily participant in the global bond markets, as a trader and asset manager, expert at parsing and profiting from the central bank’s cues.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Who are the individuals who are profiting from the sale of Chicago’s parking meters?
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Green similarly criticized efforts by Kennedy to promote vitamin A or cod liver oil and the inhaled steroid Butesonide for measles in Texas, and people profiting from selling these unproven supplements.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In my opinion, his billionaire friends are the only ones profiting from his Big Bugly Bill.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
So everyone is profiting from this.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Pushing for criminal law The Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act grew out of an advocacy campaign that in 2023 called for holding influential Haitians accountable for allegedly arming and profiting from criminal gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
But the law is rarely enforced, and the perception persists that lawmakers are profiting off information gleaned from their government positions.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Of course, there’s something ghoulish about profiting from natural disasters—or wars.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Who are the individuals who are profiting from the sale of Chicago’s parking meters?
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Green similarly criticized efforts by Kennedy to promote vitamin A or cod liver oil and the inhaled steroid Butesonide for measles in Texas, and people profiting from selling these unproven supplements.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In my opinion, his billionaire friends are the only ones profiting from his Big Bugly Bill.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
So everyone is profiting from this.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Pushing for criminal law The Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act grew out of an advocacy campaign that in 2023 called for holding influential Haitians accountable for allegedly arming and profiting from criminal gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
But the law is rarely enforced, and the perception persists that lawmakers are profiting off information gleaned from their government positions.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Of course, there’s something ghoulish about profiting from natural disasters—or wars.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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This time, gold is benefiting from rising geopolitical tensions.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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After his choice of wrestling garb garnered significant attention and support, King released a t-shirt benefiting a non-profit organization in California.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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