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as in supporting
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 alleviating
to make more bearable or less severe
the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
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as in preventing
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
they couldn't help the way things turned out
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as in benefiting
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 improving
to make better
some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
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Recent Examples of helping
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
At the start of the introduction, owner Jim Crane said the team’s naming rights partner, Japanese HVAC company Daikin, played an important role in helping the team land the pitcher.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
New flight routes are helping too; Air Canada will begin direct service from Montreal next June, and Etihad Airways is launching a route from Abu Dhabi.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Primatologist Jane Goodall, who died in October at the age of 91, used her documentaries and celebrity to show the connection between primates and humans—helping people around the world connect with the natural world.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
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Many of the products on this list focus on catching problems earlier, reducing everyday stress and helping people make better decisions about their health.
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Footage from local television stations showed Portland police assisting the FBI at the scene.—
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Several Icons work alongside newcomers, assisting with citizenship applications and teaching music and language classes that preserve their community's cultural heritage.—
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Lamont, while not weighing in directly on Iroquois’ proposal, has been generally supportive of expanding pipelines as a way of increasing the supply of natural gas flowing into New England and alleviating winter price spikes.—
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However, $500 million in homelessness funds approved last year will still be available to local governments — as long as the state determines cities and counties applying for the money have made sufficient progress in alleviating the crisis.—
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Tips to Prevent Pipes from Freezing Insulation is key in preventing frozen pipes, which means plumbing in areas like attics, exterior walls, outdoor pipes, and crawl spaces, will likely require extra insulation.—
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The Kolhan regional chief forest conservator, Smita Pankaj, also told the Times that the agencies were mainly focused on preventing any further casualties.—
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County officials say the forest will now remain permanently protected, benefiting both residents and the watershed.—
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Taken together, the deals suggest that Downtown Manhattan is no longer simply benefiting from overflow demand.—
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Corporate use cases include employee well-being programs aimed at reducing burnout and improving focus.—
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Lazzarini was in Turkey for talks with officials on improving humanitarian access in Gaza.—
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Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.—
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The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.—
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Jaramillo was honored at a September 2023 Coral Gables Commission meeting for his efforts in identifying and aiding in the arrest of a man accused of stealing Amazon delivery packages.—
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Additionally, the prebiotic fiber in butternut squash supports the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, aiding in a healthy microbiome (community of microbes).—
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Browns let go of Kevin Stefanski The Cleveland Browns kicked off the infamous day in the NFL calendar by relieving Kevin Stefanski of head coaching duties after six seasons in charge of the team, the franchise announced in a statement.—
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Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.—
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helping. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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