benefiting

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 Interest income increased to $3,612,099 from $1,865,629, benefiting from higher cash and investment balances. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 With room for further rate reductions, lower borrowing costs may stimulate demand for big-ticket purchases such as vehicles, benefiting automotive players such as GM. Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Framing a moral objection as benefitting the organization mitigated negative reactions regardless of rank or gender. Timothy Kundro, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Some are speculating that DreamWorks/Universal’s The Wild Robot is benefiting from Terrifier 3 since theaters won’t let anyone who is under 17 see the latter if they aren’t accompanied by an adult. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024 Also benefiting from the Arizona Lottery's donation is the botanical garden's Desert Refuge community science initiative. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024 But in reality, these extras were not getting paid, nor benefiting from product endorsement deals, which means the would-be cinematographers should be considerate of them — not the other way around. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 While growth is driven in part by more premium device sales, Apple is also benefiting from a rising mix of service revenues. Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Businesses should be required to develop a policy that advocates for the responsible use of artificial superintelligence, evenly benefiting the economy and society. Mark Minevich, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

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“Benefiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefiting. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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