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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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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
Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
Seven top film, TV and game composers presented a concert of their works Saturday night in West Los Angeles as a benefit for musicians whose homes burned during the recent Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
What moved the sister was that the inmates continue to do the work, regardless of who benefits.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Move Your Body Engaging in regular physical activity, even at a gentle pace, can provide numerous benefits for both physical and mental well-being.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
Seven top film, TV and game composers presented a concert of their works Saturday night in West Los Angeles as a benefit for musicians whose homes burned during the recent Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
Gross job gains are limited, and to an even greater degree than the CHIPS program, the IRA is likely to benefit certain industries at the expense of others.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
What moved the sister was that the inmates continue to do the work, regardless of who benefits.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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One of the primary advantages of teamwork is that different perspectives and skills can be brought to the table.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Tennessee's renowned defense will look to control the tempo on their home floor, where the Volunteers have established one of the best home-court advantages in college basketball.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Any federal blessing for data-center construction, as Trump granted Stargate, is a boon to production.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s tariff order on steel imports could be a boon for a handful of domestic metal stocks, according to Goldman Sachs.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who helped to negotiate the legal settlements in federal court, highlighted that specific clause when the law was making its way through the legislature in 2022.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Hefner is quickly building a reputation as a coach who can help transform scuffling back-end starters into frontline rotation options, and the Mets are hoping Montas can benefit from his coaching.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bondi also disbands a Biden-era foreign influence task force, which was aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs as part of an effort to punish Russia for invading Ukraine.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Gold prices have risen in recent weeks thanks to the asset’s safe-haven status, with investors spooked by Trump’s tariff plans.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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So it’s truly been a blessing to be under the wings of CIAA.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
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But over time, York and Mac, with the producers’ blessing, slipped into a decidedly non-Aussie voice.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Beyond the music, attendees can avail themselves of workshops, tastings and cooking demos via the Bourbon Experience and the Culinary Atelier, hosted by bourbon expert Chris Blandford and chefs Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee and Chris Santos.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Musk and six young men, none of whom has the security clearance normally needed for this, can now avail themselves of this data.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bridget Jones is going straight to Universal’s streaming service Peacock in the U.S. in a Valentine’s gift to existing subscribers and in a bid to lure to subs.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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One of the gifts of being gay is the nonreproductive part.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2022 the sheriff’s office allocated $50,000 from its budget for software to aid in the inquiry, the sheriff’s office said, and several detectives conducted 24/7 surveillance of ballot boxes in the lead-up to the 2022 primary election.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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The overall mission of the project is to aid in scientific research and ocean exploration.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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