benefiting

verb

variants also benefitting
present participle of benefit
as in helping
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 benefiting In heavy clay soils, chives can help break up the soil, improving drainage and benefiting the tree’s root system. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026 Drug stocks have had a great few weeks, benefiting from the rotation away from AI winners. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Some are benefiting big time, and others not so much — especially if their regular customers are staying away, feeling squeezed from the frenzy. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Arnold said much of the economic activity generated by WatchFest is benefiting local pubs, restaurants, retailers, and hotels. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Like Micron, the second-best performer in the S&P 500 this year with a scorching 242% gain, the company is benefiting from soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory chips. — Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026 Geevarghese, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Our Revolution, said progressive candidates are tapping into a sense that elites are benefiting at the expense of ordinary Americans. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Donna captioned this 2022 photo of the entire family at the annual Team 62 at the Ocean Drive charity event benefitting the Eagles Autism Foundation. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 This certification, based on rigorous new standards, confirms their ability to accurately display creative intent, significantly benefiting home theater enthusiasts as LG Display supplies panels to most major OLED brands. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefiting
  1. helping
  2. profiting
  3. availing
  4. aiding
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  • San Francisco serves as a prime example of how the roaring AI industry is helping drive economic growth more broadly, but masking the economic inequality of lower-and-middle-income families.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • In some cases, the requests can be simple, such as helping to fix a clogged toilet or a garage door that won’t open.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of helping
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  • The same institution profiting from Google’s caution around World Cup queries is racing to make sure fans never need to leave FIFA’s own ecosystem to get a World Cup answer either.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • This bill prohibits officials from profiting off of their public offices through stock trading and prediction markets.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of profiting
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  • Too many developers right now are taking the position that their primary obligation is to pay for connecting their projects to the existing grid and then availing themselves of existing power supplies.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Smaller children from a nearby elementary school were availing themselves of climbers, slides, and beams.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of availing
Verb
  • Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, aiding music industry professionals.
    — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Specialized American search and rescue teams are in Venezuela aiding efforts after a pair of major earthquakes struck the country this week.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Definition of aiding

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