as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profiting
Musk alleged that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman breached their charitable trust by abandoning OpenAI's founding mission and profiting from that decision.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Netflix then uses this data to build detailed consumer profiles and sells them to other companies, profiting from the sales.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Meta is being sued by a California prosecutor alleging that the tech giants is knowingly facilitating and profiting billions of dollars from scam ads on its social media platforms.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Her caretaker had allegedly been concealing and profiting from her death.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Finally, there are ethical issues with profiting on things such as deaths, natural disasters and wars.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Instead, my first act will be to launch a full forensic audit of every major project to see exactly where our taxpayer money is going and who is profiting from it.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One of New York’s oldest and most esteemed commercial galleries, Knoedler closed down in 2011 amid allegations of profiting from forgeries of paintings by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and others.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Netflix then uses this data to build detailed consumer profiles and sells them to other companies, profiting from the sales.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Meta is being sued by a California prosecutor alleging that the tech giants is knowingly facilitating and profiting billions of dollars from scam ads on its social media platforms.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Her caretaker had allegedly been concealing and profiting from her death.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Finally, there are ethical issues with profiting on things such as deaths, natural disasters and wars.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Instead, my first act will be to launch a full forensic audit of every major project to see exactly where our taxpayer money is going and who is profiting from it.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One of New York’s oldest and most esteemed commercial galleries, Knoedler closed down in 2011 amid allegations of profiting from forgeries of paintings by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and others.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiting
benefiting
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Biscan suggests benefiting from the gleam and dimension of iridescence while opting for the sophistication of marble and marble-look tiles.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2026
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Princess Kate's trip to Italy is a fact-finding mission tied to her work benefiting children in the first years of life.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Profiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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