as in favorable
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
tutoring can often be as beneficial and rewarding for the tutor as for the student receiving the help
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Recent Examples of beneficial
There are those, like Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, who would be happy with this war stopping immediately and some sort of mutually beneficial solution being presented.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
In the end, Berke said, these games are overall beneficial to the industry.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Gerry Cardinale, the managing partner of RedBird Capital, the Ellisons’ partner in the bid, has publicly stated that foreign investment is a beneficial part of the trade and implied that the amount would be increased.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Many people spring clean their homes, but spring cleaning your credit and finances can be beneficial, as well.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
In the end, Berke said, these games are overall beneficial to the industry.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Gerry Cardinale, the managing partner of RedBird Capital, the Ellisons’ partner in the bid, has publicly stated that foreign investment is a beneficial part of the trade and implied that the amount would be increased.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Many people spring clean their homes, but spring cleaning your credit and finances can be beneficial, as well.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for beneficial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
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Under this view, multimillionaires and billionaires could easily afford to relocate to more favorable tax jurisdictions, depriving governments of revenue.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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If winds increase in the afternoon, conditions could approach Red Flag criteria, meaning weather conditions are favorable for fires to start easily and spread fast.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Xbox's most helpful features, such as Quick Resume, will work as expected when games are launched from the card.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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The program with the Riverside University Health Systems partners a detective with a licensed social worker, something that Detective Albert Martinez has found immensely helpful.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Another newcomer, closer Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins’ $13 million free-agent splurge, finished the game in good fashion.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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A level head will be your best asset.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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Slowly, Castro’s cronies built a kleptocracy that proved ruinous to the Cuban people, but hugely profitable to them.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The commercial success of M-Pesa — the mobile money unit of Kenya’s biggest mobile network operator Safaricom — has convinced investors and executives that mobile money can be a profitable financial platform.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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