as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
although I appreciate the concern, your help would be of little avail in this situation
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of avail
Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
If the big centre arrives in Edmonton for a September media avail to announce the signing, the best Bowman can hope for is praise for accomplishing the expected.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
This new point of view on what is important to your customer is an ongoing dialog that all customer facing leaders should avail themselves of.
—John Sviokla, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Both the Trump and Biden administrations have made efforts to reach out to China for nuclear talks, but to little avail.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
If the big centre arrives in Edmonton for a September media avail to announce the signing, the best Bowman can hope for is praise for accomplishing the expected.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
Verb
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
This new point of view on what is important to your customer is an ongoing dialog that all customer facing leaders should avail themselves of.
—John Sviokla, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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However, if the washing machine is 10 years or older, then purchasing a new washer is a better use of your money than continually paying for repairs.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice, said the Trump administration's potential use of state secrets privilege could revive a decades-old conflict about the judicial branch's role in national security issues.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Aside from museums in bigger cities which benefit from a large number of tourists, most institutions get greater returns from investing in education and community programmin, according to Remuseum’s data.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Within these communities, members find opportunities for social interaction and support, while companies benefit from the emotional connections and strong brand loyalty that such communities cultivate.—
Rafael Schwarz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This kind of convenience adds to Apple Wallet's usefulness.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Full disclosure, this was a category borne of the pandemic that has largely outlived its usefulness.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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