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
CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
Since the checks stopped coming in last month, the former employee said it's been difficult living on unemployment benefits.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
These funds support grants, loans and services that benefit students from elementary to postsecondary education.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The agency distributes roughly $1.6 trillion in old-age and disability benefits annually.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
Since the checks stopped coming in last month, the former employee said it's been difficult living on unemployment benefits.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
And this attitude doesn’t just benefit you, but your community as well.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
These funds support grants, loans and services that benefit students from elementary to postsecondary education.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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Many felt more comfortable with traditional propeller planes, despite the Comet’s advantages.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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What are the advantages of planting grass seed in the fall instead of spring?—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Analyst Andrew Boone noted that Duolingo’s Max subscriptions could be a boon for the stock moving forward, and also cited an attractive valuation as a bullish catalyst.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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Given the growing strength of Netflix and Amazon in Germany, the law could be a boon to German producers.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps control movement, coordination, and muscle control, are reduced in Parkinson’s disease (PD).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Mar. 2025
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Finally, at the end of a long, frustrating road back from a viral illness, Porziņģis helped rescue Boston in the fourth quarter of a 115-113 win against the Brooklyn Nets.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 25-year-old should prove to be a valuable asset for the Vikings next season.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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This event launched a global drive for diversification, with gold emerging as a preferred asset due to its independence from political and economic sanctions.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There's so much going on, so many blessings, so many great things.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Registration, pancake breakfast and entertainment begins at 7 a.m. followed by the blessing of the animals and warmup at 8:45 a.m.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Patients above the age of 21, at the behest of a certified practitioner, can avail of a medical cannabis card that would be valid for one year.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Students running late may avail themselves of a police-motorcycle escort.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For example, payments made through a third-party network for a birthday or holiday or wedding gifts; for sharing the cost of a car ride or meal; or for paying a family member or roommate for a household bill aren’t taxable.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Even with its luxury focus, Laura Lendrum, CEO of Printemps America, said the store mixes in more approachable items for tourists or aspirational shoppers who may stop by for a cup of coffee or browse for a $50 gift.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Israel has cut the flow of electricity to the last facility in Gaza that was still receiving power from the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) and has closed its main crossings with the enclave to aid.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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In addition to North Carolina’s red-wolf crossings, the program has awarded grants for nearly three dozen projects — some of which will aid imperiled species such as ocelots and desert tortoises, many more that will seek to avert dangerous crashes with large mammals like deer, elk, and moose.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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