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: a portion of food : serving
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: dose sense 3
… large helpings of reportage and interviews.—
Stefan Kanfer
Stefan KanferExamples of helping in a Sentence
He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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Fireworks, flags and BBQs are Fourth of July staples, but America’s 250th birthday brings an extra helping of absurdity to Coney Island.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The show, which was originally based on a memoir of the same name, serves up serious fashion envy as well as a helping of good-old inspiring feminism.
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Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
The telling part is where the helping turns to reported self harm.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Naturally, the mobile app includes a heaping helping of generative AI that aims to make sense of irrational financial markets.
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The show, which was originally based on a memoir of the same name, serves up serious fashion envy as well as a helping of good-old inspiring feminism.
—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
The telling part is where the helping turns to reported self harm.
—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Naturally, the mobile app includes a heaping helping of generative AI that aims to make sense of irrational financial markets.
—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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