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
And flowering lawn weeds like self-heal provide a rich source of nectar for beneficial insects, including pollinators.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Pesticides kill pests, but many can also harm the beneficial insects that keep other garden pests in check.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Like livestock manure and compost tea, these castings contain beneficial microbes, and they are added to compost piles for faster composting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
It's been very beneficial in solving and helping solve cases recently.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Pesticides kill pests, but many can also harm the beneficial insects that keep other garden pests in check.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Like livestock manure and compost tea, these castings contain beneficial microbes, and they are added to compost piles for faster composting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
It's been very beneficial in solving and helping solve cases recently.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beneficial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficial
Adjective
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Negotiate favorable purchase prices, set competitive rental rates and minimize vacancy periods through effective property management.—
Ryan Barone,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The assumption is the Wolves won’t be able to do that in each of their final five games, even with one of the league’s most favorable remaining schedules.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The ability to easily reuse notes is more helpful than the ability to catalogue and archive memos.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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This can be helpful for disputing charges and clearing your record.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Ferrari has also proven itself to be profitable quarter after quarter, year after year.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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The announcement said Omaha has been profitable since its founding in 2020.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Beneficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficial. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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