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as in useful
providing service or assistance
a website that I've always found to be helpful for finding information on common medical problems
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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the teachers felt that it would be helpful to have more than one thesaurus in the classroom
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Try This InsteadFor
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helpful comments
a helpful tool
helpful discussions
enjoyable discussions
inspirational discussions
fruitful discussions
valuable discussions
entertaining discussions
helpful people
helpful criticism
constructive criticism
productive criticism
honest criticism
thoughtful criticism
meaningful criticism
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Recent Examples of helpful
Some women have expressed concern that the ERA could be more harmful than helpful.
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Bob, one of the four titular Traitors, has established himself as a helpful team leader while also sowing confusion and discord in the ranks of the Faithful.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
That was helpful given some of the logistical realities.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
For the players, being in familiar surroundings is helpful.
—Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Bob, one of the four titular Traitors, has established himself as a helpful team leader while also sowing confusion and discord in the ranks of the Faithful.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
That was helpful given some of the logistical realities.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
For the players, being in familiar surroundings is helpful.
—Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for helpful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
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In 2024, Short expanded her wildfire archive to include more information useful to investigators, such as weather, elevation, population density, and a fire’s timing.—
Sachi Mulkey,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The day-by-day guide to his concerts and recording sessions is extremely useful.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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That rate is of an intensity that is beneficial and isn’t intense enough to start producing mud flows or a debris flow.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rainfall will be mostly beneficial but poses a risk for dangerous debris flows over recent burn scars.—
James Bickerton,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Picture a future where devices not only interpret your words but also recognize emotional cues, adapt to your preferences, anticipate needs and support you in creating favorable outcomes at home or work.—
Thorsten Zander,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk doesn’t miss an opportunity to take a dig at OpenAI — even when the news item in question is supposed to be favorable to President Trump.—
Chris Welch,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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The hotel whose setting and décor is the next best thing to visiting Austria is also full of the real family’s history.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lesson 1: King rejected narratives of ‘good vs. evil’ This lesson starts with a familiar human emotion: the snub.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Ichiro, who was elected to the hall in Cooperstown, New York, with 99.7% of the vote, addressed the journalist during a news conference on his election Thursday, extending a friendly invitation.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pochettino didn’t need either of them in the USMNT’s 3-0 friendly win over Costa Rica last night — but far bigger examinations lie ahead.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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