as in favorable
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
tutoring can often be as beneficial and rewarding for the tutor as for the student receiving the help
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Recent Examples of beneficial
For people whose bodies (and minds) might feel extra stressed after heading out of an ice bath, a sauna might be more your speed and more beneficial.
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2025
Thinking ahead will help ensure a smooth and beneficial transition for everyone involved.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Someone capable of jolting Dortmund to life with changes of rhythm, but also being more generally restorative and beneficial to the squad’s mood.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Every trade that occurs in the marketplace is mutually beneficial.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2025
Thinking ahead will help ensure a smooth and beneficial transition for everyone involved.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
Someone capable of jolting Dortmund to life with changes of rhythm, but also being more generally restorative and beneficial to the squad’s mood.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Every trade that occurs in the marketplace is mutually beneficial.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
Adjective
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Two women in the crowd sporting red Trump caps appeared to be outnumbered by audience members who took a more favorable stance toward Casten and the Democrats.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The move likely keeps the Pacers in a more favorable postseason picture: a first-round matchup against a Milwaukee Bucks team missing Damian Lillard and a possible second-round matchup against the Cavaliers — and not the defending champion Boston Celtics.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This can be helpful for disputing charges and clearing your record.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The ability to easily reuse notes is more helpful than the ability to catalogue and archive memos.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Well, unfortunately, division is very profitable in America.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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During the pandemic, Roman started his most dominate run: A game-changing era as champion that lasted 1,316 days and anchored WWE to their most profitable time ever.—
Shaheem Reid,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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