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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
Our reporting reveals that members and related officials have encouraged protesters to impede law enforcement; pushed civilians toward legally and physically risky confrontations; and helped mobilize a counterprotest that turned violent.
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Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
In Google’s case, the judge acknowledged that default search deals and data advantages helped the company reinforce its dominance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Emails from April 2009 appear to show that Taymor’s office helped Epstein secure two house tickets for The Lion King.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
But, Bimm says, by leaving the heat shield itself unaltered, the agency has not helped to dispel any worries.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
But Harley helped the Stars win their second straight contest that reached overtime or a shootout.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
His sharpshooting and playmaking helped turn the Boston bench into a surprising strength.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The auction result has helped stabilize sentiment in the super-long sector, but strategists say volatility is likely to persist until after the February 8 election is over.
—Mia Glass, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The swat helped Arkansas survive for an 83-79 win at Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
In Google’s case, the judge acknowledged that default search deals and data advantages helped the company reinforce its dominance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Emails from April 2009 appear to show that Taymor’s office helped Epstein secure two house tickets for The Lion King.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
But, Bimm says, by leaving the heat shield itself unaltered, the agency has not helped to dispel any worries.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
But Harley helped the Stars win their second straight contest that reached overtime or a shootout.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
His sharpshooting and playmaking helped turn the Boston bench into a surprising strength.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The auction result has helped stabilize sentiment in the super-long sector, but strategists say volatility is likely to persist until after the February 8 election is over.
—Mia Glass, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The swat helped Arkansas survive for an 83-79 win at Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helped
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In after-hours trading, Apple shares inched higher after the company beat fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, aided by a significant surge in iPhone sales.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said that Macias aided Husien in the carjacking at the auto dealership where the two-hour crime spree began; he is not accused of taking part in the gun battle that ended in Husien’s death near the intersection of Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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About 25 Venezuelans stood up and broke into applause, finally relieved that their former investment advisor who pleaded guilty to stealing $94 million from them and dozens of others would be locked up for a long time.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Hinostroza was relieved to score.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Federal law prevented one company from owning a TV station and newspaper in the same city.—
Gabriel Sherman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Injury then prevented the 25-year-old forward being part of their starting XI consistently until December.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The city has unquestionably benefitted from some magic.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The company has benefited from a boom in artificial intelligence as a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, used in chipsets for AI data centers like those from Nvidia.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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His control has improved substantially in two years.—
Keith Law,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Objective sleep measures, including sleep efficiency, improved.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Multiple agencies assisted with the response, according to the release.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Adrian Kempe scored twice in regulation and assisted on a goal by Quinton Byfield in overtime to help the Kings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The earnings report, however, alleviated fears among analysts.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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That money alleviated economic hardship for many families, but some of it also helped people pay for illicit drugs, the Pittsburgh researchers say.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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That crisis ultimately was averted, though, by the mid-November congressional compromise that temporarily reopened the federal government.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the case of Meta (META) , shares recaptured the 200-day and gapped above it – crisis averted for now.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Helped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helped. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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