as in favorable
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
tutoring can often be as beneficial and rewarding for the tutor as for the student receiving the help
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Recent Examples of beneficial
Gut Health Honey contains prebiotics, which are compounds that support the growth of beneficial bacteria in your gut.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2025
Having elite talent is obviously beneficial, but having holes elsewhere drags down the group.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The slower speed, which causes the stomach to empty more gradually, and generally eating less food can possibly give less beneficial gas-causing bacteria too much time to grow, adds nutritionist and author of The Small Change Diet, Keri Gans, RDN.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2025
Finding another team to take Anderson would be beneficial for the Heat, as shedding his salary would bring the Heat under the punitive luxury tax and first apron.
—Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beneficial
Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2025
Having elite talent is obviously beneficial, but having holes elsewhere drags down the group.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The slower speed, which causes the stomach to empty more gradually, and generally eating less food can possibly give less beneficial gas-causing bacteria too much time to grow, adds nutritionist and author of The Small Change Diet, Keri Gans, RDN.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2025
Finding another team to take Anderson would be beneficial for the Heat, as shedding his salary would bring the Heat under the punitive luxury tax and first apron.
—Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
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Cut to Trachtenberg’s Jenny in a luxurious spa bubble bath, making the most of a preposterously favorable exchange rate.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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This spike is partly fueled by favorable exchange rates, although the popularity of country may be pushing overall spring break prices higher, with the average insured trip to Japan now costing nearly $10,000.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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The hack works for all types of bread but is especially helpful for loaves that don't include preservatives, like homemade and artisanal breads.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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While these models have been very helpful, being the foundational models from which researchers have distilled smaller models, many people believe the costs simply don’t make sense and question the ROI on such massive dollar investments.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Adrien Brody currently leads the way in the odds for best actor.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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But if start-ups can become profitable without spending much, that could become a problem for venture capital investors, who allocate tens of billions to invest in A.I. start-ups.—
Erin Griffith,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits.—
Brian Barrett,
WIRED,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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