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as in advantage
a thing that helps
it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought
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2
as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly
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as in to help
to provide with something useful or desirable
his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience
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Recent Examples of benefit
Faye Remedios, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Research has shown that when employees feel heard, their engagement rises and their performance improves, delivering big benefits to their firms.
—Jeffrey Yip and Colin M. Fisher, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
In fact, this mold variety can actually benefit seedlings by making soil nutrients more available to seedling roots.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Can blending dates and walnuts into a smoothie have benefits besides tasting really good?
—Faye Remedios, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Research has shown that when employees feel heard, their engagement rises and their performance improves, delivering big benefits to their firms.
—Jeffrey Yip and Colin M. Fisher, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Prominent Democrats have increasingly called for an investigation into whether members of the Trump administration and Congress benefited from insider trading shortly before President Donald Trump announced a pause to his global tariffs plan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
In fact, this mold variety can actually benefit seedlings by making soil nutrients more available to seedling roots.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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The District 3 race could also play a key role on whether Mahan successfully implements his policy agenda over the next year, as his bloc currently holds a slim voting advantage on the dais that could shift if Quevedo does not win the seat.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Even as Liverpool have spluttered and stuttered, Mikel Arteta’s side have doggedly refused to take advantage, declining to ignite the thing as a contest.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Nevertheless, the breakthrough film was a boon to the Angel Studios brand.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The tension could be a boon for competitors that have struggled to keep up with Starlink and inspire more governments to launch their own satellite constellations, like Taiwan and the European Union, so as not to be overly reliant on Musk and the United States.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For example, whenever one of the kids had a spelling bee, everyone in the car would help recite the words.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Federal programs enacted during the Biden Administration, like the Inflation Reduction Act, have helped boost the country’s advanced manufacturing footprint.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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And, essentially, Donald Trump is giving away intellectual assets.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Following this boom and bust price cycle however, the true value of NFTs – connecting physical assets to a digital identity or connecting digital-to-digital identifies, is becoming more widely understood.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Vatican: Pope hopes to deliver blessing on Easter Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil and greet some of the faithful present.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2025
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In theory someone else could read the speech while Francis could impart the blessing.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But Trump is calling the trade imbalance between domestic markets and its international partners as a national emergency to avail himself of powers that allow him, without any real check, to impose these tariffs.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Duda urged people to avail themselves to resources like shelters, churches or other facilities set up to help.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Absent legislative action, the estate and gift tax exemption will revert to approximately $7 million per person in 2026 (down from nearly $14 million in 2025).—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Officials cannot use funds to contribute to or support nonprofit organizations, for political activities or gifts of public funds.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of that visit, Van Hollen pressed for improved access for humanitarian organizations trying to aid Palestinians.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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To help aid this process, Chelsea Women are now operating independently from the men’s team and appointed Aki Mandhar, formerly of The Athletic, as their first-ever dedicated CEO.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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