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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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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
Faye Remedios, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Research has shown that when employees feel heard, their engagement rises and their performance improves, delivering big benefits to their firms.
—Jeffrey Yip and Colin M. Fisher, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
In fact, this mold variety can actually benefit seedlings by making soil nutrients more available to seedling roots.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Can blending dates and walnuts into a smoothie have benefits besides tasting really good?
—Faye Remedios, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Research has shown that when employees feel heard, their engagement rises and their performance improves, delivering big benefits to their firms.
—Jeffrey Yip and Colin M. Fisher, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Prominent Democrats have increasingly called for an investigation into whether members of the Trump administration and Congress benefited from insider trading shortly before President Donald Trump announced a pause to his global tariffs plan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
In fact, this mold variety can actually benefit seedlings by making soil nutrients more available to seedling roots.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
Noun
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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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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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Nevertheless, the breakthrough film was a boon to the Angel Studios brand.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Google says this design will be a boon not only for its own Gemini models but also to developers looking to run AI projects in the cloud.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Federal programs enacted during the Biden Administration, like the Inflation Reduction Act, have helped boost the country’s advanced manufacturing footprint.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Please help show my baby that other badass women are out there!—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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The eurozone’s design flaws have been compounded by the fact that U.S. equities have returned nearly five times as much as their European peers over the past 15 years, leading asset allocators to concentrate investments in the United States.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of these assets are financed by floating rate loans, which will become more expensive if interest rates go up.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That construction proved to be a blessing — the unpredictability made game-planning against the Gamecocks difficult — and a curse.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Also, having a fun night out and discovering new things in each city and visiting some of the landmarks and absorbing that city’s unique culture is such a blessing.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But Trump is calling the trade imbalance between domestic markets and its international partners as a national emergency to avail himself of powers that allow him, without any real check, to impose these tariffs.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Duda urged people to avail themselves to resources like shelters, churches or other facilities set up to help.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Absent legislative action, the estate and gift tax exemption will revert to approximately $7 million per person in 2026 (down from nearly $14 million in 2025).—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Officials cannot use funds to contribute to or support nonprofit organizations, for political activities or gifts of public funds.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Both artists earmarked the royalties from the song to aid the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention organization.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, Adams and Duffy went underground, boarding the BQE line in Brooklyn and riding the subway into Manhattan alongside NYPD Chief of Transit Joseph Gulotta as the federal government vows to aid the city with its crime prevention.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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