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
Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Readers may be surprised by a scene in which a young Michaels, himself a comedian, pitches jokes to Woody Allen, to little avail.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
No, Trump is simply availing himself of the vast federal apparatus created by liberals on the assumption that an ever-more powerful and extensive federal government was synonymous with righteousness.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Yates took his anger out on a chair, smacking the bench, the redshirt freshman guard dropping 18 points and three threes to little avail.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Readers may be surprised by a scene in which a young Michaels, himself a comedian, pitches jokes to Woody Allen, to little avail.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
Duda urged people to avail themselves to resources like shelters, churches or other facilities set up to help.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
No, Trump is simply availing himself of the vast federal apparatus created by liberals on the assumption that an ever-more powerful and extensive federal government was synonymous with righteousness.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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Which is where the use of passphrases enters the equation.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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While the Army and Navy hope to soon deploy the first US hypersonic missile for use in combat, the military continues pursuing more advanced hypersonic technology.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Focus on why your work and specific results benefit the company.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But Canales said both benefited from playing in the SEC, especially their matchups last season with LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell, drafted by New England with the No. 4 pick.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Every business of every size needs to analyze and assess the validity and usefulness of its processes at least every two years.—
Brenda Abdilla,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Labor—the activity of turning nonhuman nature into human usefulness—lies at the heart of all societies.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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