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as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment
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as in to alleviate
to make more bearable or less severe
the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
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as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
they couldn't help the way things turned out
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist
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as in to improve
to make better
some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
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as in assist
an act or instance of helping
I could use your help getting this tire back on the car
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as in benefit
a thing that helps
the computer is a great help for writing reports
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as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
it's so hard to get good help these days
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Recent Examples of help
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Mirrors and Glass For mirrors and glass surfaces, shaving cream can not only get the material clean, but can also help prevent fogging.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2023
That’s when content teams should get some help from AI tools in handling the details.
—John Hall, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
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Verb
So what does the live show look like without the camera and studio magic that helps hide the puppeteers onscreen?
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Mirrors and Glass For mirrors and glass surfaces, shaving cream can not only get the material clean, but can also help prevent fogging.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
There are several ways to get help filing your taxes.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2023
That’s when content teams should get some help from AI tools in handling the details.
—John Hall, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for help
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Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee under states of emergency Ahead of the storms, several governors declared states of emergency to unlock funds and resources to assist in the preparation of the severe weather and eventual recovery effort.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The two rappers connected after Ye reached out to the Salt Lake City artist to assist him in getting in shape.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The surfeit of interested workers has not alleviated the labor shortage.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Starting the hiring process doesn’t alleviate their workload in the interim.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rather than address the underlying medical issues that prevent conception, IVF acts as a Band-Aid solution, artificially fertilizing eggs outside the womb in a laboratory.—
John Oertle,
National Review,
6 Apr. 2025
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Such defenses include profiling victims before an attack is mounted, and can even provide an escape path to a benign alternative to prevent the threat being flagged.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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All of these would benefit from being procured at the group level for both economies of scale and also due diligence in terms of service level agreements and impact evaluation.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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While Chris' construction of a xenon-halogen laser to solve the power problem was purely theoretical at the time, the underlying scientific details were later outlined in a scientific paper—a fitting example of how science and Hollywood can both benefit from such collaborations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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The medications can offer benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, such as improving glycemic control, insulin activity, curbing post-meal blood sugar spikes, and protecting the heart and kidneys, Basina said.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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While most people's symptoms improve, many who are unvaccinated can suffer greatly.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Taking action to foster partnerships and coordination mechanisms among public and private stakeholders will help streamline finance flows, improve technical assistance and build local financial capacity.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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More than 40 million Americans rely on SNAP for food assistance nationwide.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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And Osceola will continue to have homecourt advantage in the Finals against Stockton.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those who embrace these technologies now will likely find themselves with a considerable advantage in the increasingly competitive digital landscape.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Foster certainly replenished his coaching staff, hiring nine new assistants, including hotshot offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The woman was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead by emergency medical staff.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Help.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/help. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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