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
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
For publisher Electronic Arts, strategic attrition might just be their winning path, too; after rejiggering their military shooter formula for over a decade to little avail, Battlefield 6 is shaping up to be a breakthrough amid the perpetual dominance of endless Call of Duty releases.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
An astute reader is wondering how the monthly payments on these cars can be affordable for the buyers who avail themselves of them.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Derbez also recalled mentioning his hits in Hollywood meetings to little avail in the past.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
For publisher Electronic Arts, strategic attrition might just be their winning path, too; after rejiggering their military shooter formula for over a decade to little avail, Battlefield 6 is shaping up to be a breakthrough amid the perpetual dominance of endless Call of Duty releases.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Still, Holmes is happy to avail himself if needed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
An astute reader is wondering how the monthly payments on these cars can be affordable for the buyers who avail themselves of them.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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Democrats are calling for judicial warrants before agents can enter private property, a ban on ICE agents wearing face masks, requiring the use of body cameras and new laws for use-of-force standards.—
Justin Gomez,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The pervasive use of less lethal tactics, caught on video and ricocheting across social media, began in late spring and summer in California and Oregon, expanded into Chicago in the fall and reached a crescendo in Minneapolis, where officers shot and killed two protesters last month.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The side-effect question Some investors are looking for winners in the AI boom by finding companies that might benefit from the side effects.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The White House is banking that bigger tax refunds this spring will benefit Republicans in the fall, but some strategists and economists project that the political upside will be short-lived, Politico reports.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the lead-up to the TrumpRx launch, Democratic members of Congress questioned its usefulness and urged federal health regulators to delay its debut.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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While quantum computers continue to slowly grind towards usefulness, some are pursuing a different approach—analog quantum simulation.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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