as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of availed
Fewer and fewer availed themselves.
—
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
No word on which culinary option he — or his former Condé Nast colleague, Anna Wintour of Vogue, attending for the first time — availed themselves of.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber.
—R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.
—John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Both men availed themselves of substitutes.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Beth Bourne availed herself of the allotted 3 minutes of public comment to express her disagreement with school district’s middle school locker room policies and emphasized her point by stripping down to two-piece swimsuit.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
No word on which culinary option he — or his former Condé Nast colleague, Anna Wintour of Vogue, attending for the first time — availed themselves of.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber.
—R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.
—John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Both men availed themselves of substitutes.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Beth Bourne availed herself of the allotted 3 minutes of public comment to express her disagreement with school district’s middle school locker room policies and emphasized her point by stripping down to two-piece swimsuit.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availed
benefited
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At the Capitol, protesters carried placards supporting Fair Districts Amendments, which voters approved in 2010, and denouncing the governor’s scheme as a bad faith gerrymandering scheme that only benefitted his and other Republican leaders’ ambitions.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Both squads benefited from the charity stripe.—
PJ Green
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Availed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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