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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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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
This is helpful for the senior leadership team to brainstorm: What does inclusion look like in action?
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
There’s a thin line between being helpful and being unhelpful.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
Getting daily or weekly updates about sales and price reductions is not helpful.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Use dehumidifiers or fans Tools like dehumidifiers or fans can be helpful when air drying your clothes indoors since dehumidifiers work to maintain humidity levels in the room and the fan gets your clothes dry quicker.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
There’s a thin line between being helpful and being unhelpful.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
Getting daily or weekly updates about sales and price reductions is not helpful.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Use dehumidifiers or fans Tools like dehumidifiers or fans can be helpful when air drying your clothes indoors since dehumidifiers work to maintain humidity levels in the room and the fan gets your clothes dry quicker.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
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Summary So far this season, Henrique has been useful across all game states.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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More research is needed to understand how useful the supplement is in shortening the duration of cold and flu-like symptoms.Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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These products kill both beneficial weeds like clover along with the more problematic ones.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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Detroit is the most injured team in football, so preventing the potential for further ailments and allowing guys time to rest up could’ve been beneficial.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Francisco has raised a hypothetical to show how the ban affects TikTok, asking the justices to imagine the Chinese government using leverage over Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' international empire to force the Washington Post to write favorable articles about China.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The optics, for the Padres, already were less than favorable.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, Cunanan answered correctly and clinched the win with a final score of $19,400.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bottomless mimosas are only a good value after your fourth mimosa, and most teens are plenty tanked after two.JiJi Lee, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, some breeds tend to be friendlier to felines than others.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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When the Bushes entered the aisle, walking right past the Trumps, George gave Barack a friendly tap on the belly with his knuckles and kept on moving toward his seat.Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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