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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
Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
The Attorney General has created a form to help veterans, service members, and their families report companies and individuals falsely claiming to provide veterans benefits assistance.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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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Keith’s interception at her 1-yard line with about seven minutes left in the first half helped the Timberwolves preserve a 13-9 lead at intermission.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
The Attorney General has created a form to help veterans, service members, and their families report companies and individuals falsely claiming to provide veterans benefits assistance.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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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Vanguard Green Investment Limited plans to focus on green finance and ESG standards, aiming to develop innovative financial solutions and assist companies in reducing their carbon footprint.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Calcium helps maintain strong bones, while vitamin D assists in calcium absorption.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Research shows that yoga, for example, can help alleviate some of the tough emotions that come with PMS.Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its softer side is heavy on body contouring to help alleviate pressure buildup along the shoulders and hips for side sleepers.Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Back up, be more introspective and consider how your skills, attributes and talents can benefit you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Quick-service restaurants have benefited from slower growth in labor costs, Square found.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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After all, removing arbitrary barriers to entry only improves an art form.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Mulvey-Woolridge, who won approximately 51.1% of the vote, hopes to invest in law enforcement, improve roads and basic services and use tax dollars efficiently.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nichushkin cleared the protocols of Stage 3 of the NHL player assistance program, ending his six-month suspension.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The gross margin slightly decreased due to higher growth in financial assistance programs.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Sign up Benefits in innovation and cost AI can be used to slash costs, a clear advantage in a struggling industry.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 15 Nov. 2024
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After the margin shrunk to a few hundred votes on Election Day, Campos now holds a 2,442-vote advantage after the release of the most recent ballot results.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Sunday Reads was brought to you by Peter S. Green and the staff of Quartz.Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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Dayton Avenue was still closed for a block a couple of days after the election and the security staff on duty had yet to pack up and fold their klieg lights and break down their Checkpoint Charlie huts and move all the vehicles.Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Help.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/help. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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