1
as in useful
providing service or assistance
a website that I've always found to be helpful for finding information on common medical problems
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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the teachers felt that it would be helpful to have more than one thesaurus in the classroom
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Try This InsteadFor
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helpful comments
a helpful tool
helpful discussions
enjoyable discussions
inspirational discussions
fruitful discussions
valuable discussions
entertaining discussions
helpful people
helpful criticism
constructive criticism
productive criticism
honest criticism
thoughtful criticism
meaningful criticism
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Recent Examples of helpful
Will Gordon look elsewhere, or will Barnes attract offers, which may be helpful PSR-wise?
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
This technology is especially helpful for women with dense breasts, where distinguishing between normal and abnormal tissue can be more difficult.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 June 2025
For example, many foreign governments have sought to sign contracts with Musk’s Starlink service, which some diplomats have told CNN was viewed as helpful to trade talks.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
This feature can be extremely helpful in extending insights use cases and getting stakeholders to embrace research as part of their business.
—Erin Tavgac, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
This technology is especially helpful for women with dense breasts, where distinguishing between normal and abnormal tissue can be more difficult.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 June 2025
For example, many foreign governments have sought to sign contracts with Musk’s Starlink service, which some diplomats have told CNN was viewed as helpful to trade talks.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
This feature can be extremely helpful in extending insights use cases and getting stakeholders to embrace research as part of their business.
—Erin Tavgac, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
Adjective
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Share helpful, relevant content that is useful to your customers.—
Ryan Ferrier,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The Kagi founder suggested that licensing Google Search could allow entities of all sizes to have genuinely useful custom search tools.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Working directly with an outside expert may be beneficial.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Tummy time can be beneficial for just about anyone, Snibbe says.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Bubic relied on his fastball more to get in favorable counts before mixing the rest of his pitching arsenal.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Prior to the tariff announcements, the economic backdrop was relatively favorable—inflation had been gradually easing toward the Fed’s 2% target, and unemployment was low.—
Magdy Hassan Fayed,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Then, Bennett, the Panthers best player these playoffs, took a tripping penalty behind the play coming out of the offensive zone.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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As good as Trachtenberg is at keeping secrets, this particular one seems unlikely.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The family friendly festival from noon to 6:30 p.m. will feature bands performing Americana, rock, hip hop, blues and folk.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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