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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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
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Police used drones to search the woods to no avail on Friday, and officers were back canvassing the area on Monday.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
For this is a bright light to which all should avail themselves at least once.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Noun
Friends had been looking for her in downtown Los Angeles, to no avail.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Police used drones to search the woods to no avail on Friday, and officers were back canvassing the area on Monday.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Verb
Too many developers right now are taking the position that their primary obligation is to pay for connecting their projects to the existing grid and then availing themselves of existing power supplies.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
For this is a bright light to which all should avail themselves at least once.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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Beyond some areas just being warmer, population, geography and infrastructure also make a difference in air conditioning use and adoption.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
Verb
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Even cars that do benefit from premium gas probably don’t need anything above 91 octane.
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Republicans have also alleged that Mary Peltola, the frontrunner Democratic candidate for Senate, stands to benefit from voter confusion over both Sullivans.
Noun
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Even so, the way that feedback is gathered can make all the difference in terms of its honesty, usefulness and impact.
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Each piece of vintage clothing carries some mix of memory, usefulness and resale value, and telling those apart is the hard part.
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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