as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of availed
In these short vignettes and bursts typed largely on the computer, the arcs availed themselves.
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Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
The group quickly availed themselves of the refreshments—pizza, lemonade, lunchbox-size bags of chips.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
No word on which culinary option he — or his former Condé Nast colleague, Anna Wintour of Vogue, attending for the first time — availed themselves of.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber.
—R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.
—John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Both men availed themselves of substitutes.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
The group quickly availed themselves of the refreshments—pizza, lemonade, lunchbox-size bags of chips.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
No word on which culinary option he — or his former Condé Nast colleague, Anna Wintour of Vogue, attending for the first time — availed themselves of.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
For example, one MUD near the Addicks Reservoir lost 25% of its tax base, or $525,000 a year, when three of its five apartment complexes availed themselves to tax-break deals, said Board Member Jack Baber.
—R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
Presidents from both parties have availed themselves of this flexibility.
—Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.
—John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Both men availed themselves of substitutes.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availed
benefited
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Since this revision greatly benefited record companies, the RIAA defended the change.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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According to her, rainier conditions in the past couple years have benefitted the salmon hatcheries by keeping flows high and water temperatures low.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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“Availed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availed. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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