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as in aided
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment
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as in relieved
to make more bearable or less severe
the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
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as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
they couldn't help the way things turned out
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as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist
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as in improved
to make better
some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
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Recent Examples of helped
Hopefully, Jeanty can put together the best performance of his career and helped lead the Raiders to a win and a 2-1 record.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sekem has helped 30,000 smallholder farmers adopt sustainable agriculture principles, such as crop rotation, that improve water retention, helping protect the soil for future generations.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
While the Foxconn project did not live up to its original promises, the infrastructure work to bring utilities to the area helped Microsoft choose the property for this development.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My skin felt smoother and more hydrated, which helped create a good base for my makeup.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Earning the grant also helped the life skills students demonstrate their capabilities.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Kirk helped Trump's presidential campaigns attract young voters.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite a limited sample size, these five draft-eligible prospects have been pleasant surprises in 2025 and have helped their NFL Draft outlooks.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The resulting pollen is as pliable as Play-Doh, says Shahrudin Ibrahim, a research fellow in Cho’s lab who helped to develop the technique.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sekem has helped 30,000 smallholder farmers adopt sustainable agriculture principles, such as crop rotation, that improve water retention, helping protect the soil for future generations.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
While the Foxconn project did not live up to its original promises, the infrastructure work to bring utilities to the area helped Microsoft choose the property for this development.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My skin felt smoother and more hydrated, which helped create a good base for my makeup.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Earning the grant also helped the life skills students demonstrate their capabilities.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Kirk helped Trump's presidential campaigns attract young voters.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite a limited sample size, these five draft-eligible prospects have been pleasant surprises in 2025 and have helped their NFL Draft outlooks.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The resulting pollen is as pliable as Play-Doh, says Shahrudin Ibrahim, a research fellow in Cho’s lab who helped to develop the technique.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helped
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The team was aided by architectural firm Elysian Group, who also oversaw contracting and landscaping work.—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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In his ’70s heyday, few actors possessed Redford’s star wattage, aided considerably by his tousled blond locks, granite jaw and million-dollar smile.—
Steve Chagollan,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Our testers were relieved to finally find an option that didn’t leave behind crispy hairlines and plasticky strands.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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You may be relieved to know that this book does not involve a gigantic replica of anyone’s birth canal.—
Jamie Harrow,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The vaccines are estimated to prevented 38 million deaths among people born between 2000 and 2030 in 98 low and middle-income countries, according to the CDC.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ninety-three percent believe AI assistance could have prevented at least one major misstep in their last incident.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As these taxpayers make higher amounts of money, they will be inherently less benefited by the Roth’s after-tax advantage, relative to taxpayers making lower amounts of money who can choose between traditional or Roth.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the two sides perhaps agreed on a longer deal that benefited both Kuminga and the Warriors, then the situation would not have dragged on this long.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The future suggests that the AI will be improved such that the code is perfect at the get-go, or the AI is proficient at squaring away the code that has been generated.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The researchers were surprised to find that intoxication improved the participants' Dutch fluency, based on the independent observer reports.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Witherspoon, 50, along with a few others charged in the Siena College case, assisted federal authorities in their probe of Noreus.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The incident was confirmed by Sheriff Javier Salazar, who praised the deputies who reported the violation and assisted in the investigation.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That program has not alleviated concerns over postproduction deductions and, as of August, had not resolved any cases about that issue, the news organizations found.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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What if Kraft Heinz alleviated that guilt?—
Hank Cardello,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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What's much harder to measure is the number of shootings that have been averted.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Monday’s announcement means that risk could now be averted.—
Ryan Browne,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Helped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helped. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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