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also benefitted
as in helped
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 benefited
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.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Both squads benefited from the charity stripe.
—Pj Green
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
But the Central also has benefited from the arrival of a group of promising young hitters.
—Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Hiddink, Di Matteo, and Benitez all benefited from having players full of character as well as the ability to turn up on showpiece occasions.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Karimova had previously worked in Geneva in connection with the United Nations, and benefited from diplomatic immunity.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
The town had benefited for decades from a heavy concentration of large-scale insurance office centers, but suffered when the pandemic’s work-from-home trend closed many of them.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been accused of widespread corruption and authoritarianism in his four-decade rule, comes from Mongomo and the city has benefited from government investment and infrastructure, even though no official institutions are located here.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Sudanese paramilitary group also benefited from an airbase in Kufra and other facilities that were used as transit points for Colombian fighters and as sites for the modification of vehicles imported through Libya, the experts found.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Both squads benefited from the charity stripe.
—Pj Green
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
But the Central also has benefited from the arrival of a group of promising young hitters.
—Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Hiddink, Di Matteo, and Benitez all benefited from having players full of character as well as the ability to turn up on showpiece occasions.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Karimova had previously worked in Geneva in connection with the United Nations, and benefited from diplomatic immunity.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
The town had benefited for decades from a heavy concentration of large-scale insurance office centers, but suffered when the pandemic’s work-from-home trend closed many of them.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been accused of widespread corruption and authoritarianism in his four-decade rule, comes from Mongomo and the city has benefited from government investment and infrastructure, even though no official institutions are located here.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Sudanese paramilitary group also benefited from an airbase in Kufra and other facilities that were used as transit points for Colombian fighters and as sites for the modification of vehicles imported through Libya, the experts found.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefited
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Romo also helped behind the plate, working with Davis Martin.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI is at the heart of a web of deals undergirding the artificial intelligence boom that has helped power the entire stock market higher.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Like a glass cathedral dedicated to fresh bread, the skylights and hanging gardens give the dining space an ethereal feel (aided in no small part by the heavenly smell of artisan pastries baking in the next room).—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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This was a coordinated effort aided by individuals inside our own agency who made the choice to break the law.—
Devon Sayers,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Benefited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefited. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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