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boons

noun

plural of boon

as in benefits

a thing that helps the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign

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as in services

an act of kind assistance a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger

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as in privileges

something granted as a special favor at the high school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen

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as in blessings

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the unexpected rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought

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Recent Examples of boons Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026 The sequel to Supergiant’s popular roguelite stars a new character and all kinds of new gameplay mechanics and magical boons. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 June 2026 The landscape is fraught, but Allium cofounder Chan believes that, for the survivors, increased institutional interest in crypto and the rise of AI are potential boons. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Programs like this are massive boons to parents who are often stranded without pediatric advice in between their hospital visits. — Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Today’s space industry, too, offers many economic boons, with companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin employing thousands. — Anastasia Klimchynskaya, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026 While some experts fear aging societies are storing up economic problems, others say there could be unexpected boons. — Manuela Castro, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 And some of the add-ons in laundry rooms can be huge lifestyle boons, like a dog bath station, a mudroom for kids’ shoes and sports gear, or a gift-wrapping station. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

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Noun

His taconite mine in Virginia paused operations more than a year ago, which means unemployment benefits have run dry.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Whether consumers ever see the benefits depends entirely on whether those companies actually adopt it.

— Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of benefits

Noun

Last year, the services abandoned recruiting efforts at aprestigious Black engineering event in Baltimore, where recruiters had historically sought candidates with high-demand technical skills.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
In addition to the roughly 7 million barrels per day that Middle Eastern countries have rerouted around the strait through pipelines and other methods, about 11 or 12 million barrels have been flowing out, according to the tracking services.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of services

Noun

She was sentenced to 12 months of probation and community service and lost her driving privileges in Georgia.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Unlike all the other platforms, Windows apps generally run with all the privileges of the user, whereas other platforms encourage the restriction of the privileges of each application by default.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of privileges

Noun

The argument about competition against girl athletes is a reasonable one, though apparently very limited in number of events and any advantages.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Among the states granted early slots, only Nevada and New Mexico offer clear advantages to progressives.

— Zak Hudak, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of advantages

Noun

Fame has this way of making other people want to be in your good graces.

— Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2026
Indeed, any ambitious scientist had to be in the good graces of these Big Players or risk financial ostracism and effective banishment from the halls of Big Science.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of graces

Noun

Allen hasn’t had that type of receiver since Stefon Diggs left Buffalo, and Moore’s speed and run-after-catch ability are likely to be big assets.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
That carrier has been among the many Navy assets now in the Mideast fighting the president’s war in Iran and taking part in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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