1
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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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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Atlanta took advantage, with Trae Young driving for a layup to tie the score at 106 with 1.3 seconds remaining and force overtime.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Google says this design will be a boon not only for its own Gemini models but also to developers looking to run AI projects in the cloud.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
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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This helps put big companies and small companies on a level playing field.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Those advantages paired with 14 Heat turnovers helped the Cavaliers win the possession battle, taking eight more field-goal attempts and four more free throws than Miami.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And, essentially, Donald Trump is giving away intellectual assets.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Hunter’s iffy contract into multiple draft assets from Cleveland.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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This Kafkaesque saga began late Friday, when President Donald Trump quietly signed an order availing himself of a wartime authority to carry out the mass deportations.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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The offer is valid only on the new flavors and purchases between March 11 and March 20 and customers have until March 23 to avail the deal, according to the rules on the website.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Scroll on for some of the best gifts for moms ready to be wrapped and passed for Mother's Day.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The investigation was aided by a confidential informant — one of Gonzalez’s former friends who got busted, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
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 27 Apr. 2025.
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