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
Though onions are beneficial whether eaten raw or cooked, cooking onions reduces the number of thiosulfinates, compounds that give onions their antimicrobial, antifungal, and antibiotic properties.
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Melissa Porrey Lpc, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Particularly motivating is that the research showed all intensities of activity seemed to be beneficial.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Tariffs used selectively can be beneficial, said Jon Barela, executive director of the Borderplex Alliance, which promotes economic development in El Paso, Texas; Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; and southern New Mexico.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Benefits of adding gold to your investment portfolio There are a few different ways that buying gold in an IRA can be beneficial.
—Stephanie Colestock, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Porrey Lpc, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Particularly motivating is that the research showed all intensities of activity seemed to be beneficial.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Tariffs used selectively can be beneficial, said Jon Barela, executive director of the Borderplex Alliance, which promotes economic development in El Paso, Texas; Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; and southern New Mexico.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Benefits of adding gold to your investment portfolio There are a few different ways that buying gold in an IRA can be beneficial.
—Stephanie Colestock, Sacramento Bee, 26 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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Practices such as yoga, qigong and tai chi are helpful, too.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Despite containing oats and having very low calories, Oshman said this drink doesn't have enough protein—which is helpful for weight loss—or fat to serve as a meal replacement and keep you full.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Dior Forever Skin Perfect Foundation Stick, $52 Ahead, find the nine medium-coverage foundations that have a permanent place in makeup artists’ kits (and in Allure editors’ hearts) and prepare to put your best face forward.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Mar. 2025
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For most people, a single thorough cleaning of all their records followed by cleaning every 10 to 20 plays per side is a good start.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
8 Mar. 2025
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Getting Ahead Of The Waste Cycle One way to combat humanity’s continuing need for plastic is to develop and adopt technologies that make recycling profitable.—
Michael Dennis,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Litigation is also heard by a judge who may be extremely knowledgeable about the law but less conversant regarding the customs and practices of what makes a sports league unique and profitable.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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