as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
although I appreciate the concern, your help would be of little avail in this situation
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Relevance
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of avail
Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
The Recent History Of Mexico’s Oil Industry Three previous administrations have tried reforming Pemex, to little avail.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Your friend’s mother was availing herself of the exception for parents and those acting in their place.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
If the big centre arrives in Edmonton for a September media avail to announce the signing, the best Bowman can hope for is praise for accomplishing the expected.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
The Recent History Of Mexico’s Oil Industry Three previous administrations have tried reforming Pemex, to little avail.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
Local producers can avail of this fund but not the CINA incentive while international producers can choose to tap either of them but not both.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Your friend’s mother was availing herself of the exception for parents and those acting in their place.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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Frankenheimer’s ability to use the space around his characters extends to another strength of the film, which is its deft use of Northern Michigan locations.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately, Beckham's use of the phrase was down to little more than overhearing a song.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Technical Optimization Technical excellence benefits both user experience and AI agent interaction.—
Andrea Prazakova,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The country also benefited greatly from improved education, high levels of immigration, influxes of foreign capital, and expanding market competition.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The usefulness of the one-on-one meeting has become a topic for debate.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Blue Trail asserts that productivity is the antithesis of human fulfillment, offering an alternative of sorts to the empty promises of capitalism and Soviet-style communism with its insistence that our wellbeing isn’t tied up with notions of usefulness.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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