availing 1 of 2

adjective

as in beneficial

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availing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of avail
as in benefiting
to provide with something useful or desirable all your begging will not avail you in the least

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Recent Examples of availing
Verb
Too many developers right now are taking the position that their primary obligation is to pay for connecting their projects to the existing grid and then availing themselves of existing power supplies. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Smaller children from a nearby elementary school were availing themselves of climbers, slides, and beams. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 After availing himself of a free milk tea from Qwen, delivery driver Li Hao went back to his preferred AI. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026 Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for availing
  1. beneficial
  2. benefiting
  3. helpful
  4. constructive
  5. profitable
Adjective
  • Colostrum also contains prebiotics and immune-supporting compounds, which help feed beneficial gut bacteria, prevent harmful germs from attaching to the gut wall, and support a more balanced immune response.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Below, Forbes Business Council members share some underused ways to build professional connections that are beneficial, genuine and productive for everyone involved.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of beneficial
Verb
  • The firm said both companies are benefiting from strong cybersecurity demand fueled by AI.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • WhatNot and other live shopping retailers are shedding their reputations as purveyors of baseball cards by expanding their digital aisles, benefitting niche auction-fluencers like Lally.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefiting
Adjective
  • The company believes this method is helpful for missions where underwater threats are hard to spot and track for long times.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The critic who found a helpful narrative to understand the history, and future, of our images, without a drop of cynicism.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of helpful
Adjective
  • This phase of reconciliation positions Turkey – a key and well-armed member of NATO – to exert a constructive and stabilizing influence in the region.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That resilience is also keeping Varadhan constructive on credit.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructive
Adjective
  • The summer of 2026 may go down as one of the most profitable for the city of Boston and the surrounding areas.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The rise in CoreWeave stock – abetted by short-sellers with 18% of the stock’s float, per the Wall Street Journal, covering their positions – suggests that investors concluded backlog could become profitable revenue.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of profitable

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