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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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Here are some other helpful things to know about the Florida Keys:
1.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Practices such as yoga, qigong and tai chi are helpful, too.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite containing oats and having very low calories, Oshman said this drink doesn't have enough protein—which is helpful for weight loss—or fat to serve as a meal replacement and keep you full.
—Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
While monitoring carb intake and timing can be helpful, the overall quality of your diet matters most in promoting health.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Practices such as yoga, qigong and tai chi are helpful, too.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite containing oats and having very low calories, Oshman said this drink doesn't have enough protein—which is helpful for weight loss—or fat to serve as a meal replacement and keep you full.
—Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
While monitoring carb intake and timing can be helpful, the overall quality of your diet matters most in promoting health.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
Adjective
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To everyone’s surprise, the phytoplankton were not asleep either: Hoppe measured higher levels of the pigment chlorophyll—a useful proxy for active photosynthesis—in the seawater than anyone expected.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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One such sub-topic in the world of renewables is wave energy, the production of useful energy from sea and ocean waves.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Such an agreement might also include other provisions aimed at removing regulatory barriers that often impose huge impediments to mutually beneficial transactions.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Getting more of those balls into the air would be beneficial.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That may imply Ukrainian brigades are leaving Kursk, and giving up much of the terrain Zelensky hoped to trade back to Russia in exchange for a favorable ceasefire.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition to this, negotiations about money, financial support, loans, taxes and mortgages will be favorable.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dior Forever Skin Perfect Foundation Stick, $52 Ahead, find the nine medium-coverage foundations that have a permanent place in makeup artists’ kits (and in Allure editors’ hearts) and prepare to put your best face forward.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Quaid does his best, but the blankness of his character’s canvas is overwhelming.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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The island is also home to a wide selection of family friendly all-inclusive resorts, including the luxury all-inclusive Barceló Aruba.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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But even that, an idea borrowed from other states, the federal government and even the city of Chicago, failed to get traction, another example of lawmakers and friendly lobbyists showing little appetite for changing how Springfield does business.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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