helping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of helpingnext
1
as in aiding

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2
as in assisting

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helping

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verb

present participle of help
1
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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2
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
Adjective
And right now, the Eric Dane story isn’t much helping. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
By using institutional credit, insurance funds and private capital to underwrite GPUs and data centers, Nvidia is helping its end users secure financing without tapping their own balance sheets. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Some experts say the engagement with Moscow is helping improve North Korea’s military capabilities, and Zelenskyy warned that the battlefield experience would help Pyongyang menace other countries in its region. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Venus in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources trines Pluto early on, helping money talks, emotional honesty, and private connection feel more powerful and supportive. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026 He was charged with hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence for allegedly helping Azzubair Outen-Fleming leave the area, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 The officer, whose silver-and-gold watch flashes in the light, doesn’t seem intent on helping Pope. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Jeremy Macliver is a business coach helping companies reach market dominance through leadership work on growth, transition, and identity. — Jeremy MacLiver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Michael Busch drove in three runs against his former team, helping the Cubs improve to 2-2 on a seven-game homestand. — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Later, the Taurus Moon enters your 3rd House of Communication, helping simple words calm the noise around you today. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helping
  1. supportive
  2. assisting
  3. alleviating
  4. preventing
  5. benefiting
  6. improving
  7. assistant
  8. aiding
Adjective
  • Following the shooting, officers were seen investigating inside the Lawson House, a former YMCA that provides supportive housing to the unhoused.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Teens often describe chatbot interactions as emotionally meaningful or supportive, sometimes even preferring chatbot conversations to talking with friends.
    — Megan Kelly, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of supportive
Verb
  • The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office were assisting, county police said.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hanover County Sheriff's Office were assisting, county police said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of assisting
Verb
  • For example, at Cresthill Middle School, a turn-in lane was recently installed in hopes of alleviating traffic on Cresthill Lane.
    — Brian Flores, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Accordingly, preventing or alleviating hypertension and diabetes can partly be done by managing these factors.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviating
Verb
  • These risks are all being taken in service to preventing a consequence that is not real.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Skeleton screens, subtle button animations and brief progress messages keep an interface clean while still building trust and preventing the frustration of wondering if a click even worked.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • Expedia Group’s opportunity is to power those experiences while benefiting from the scale and expertise of its consumer brands.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nobody has come close to benefiting more with a move to LIV than Niemann.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefiting
Verb
  • However, student well-being initially declined before improving in later years, while average test scores, attendance, classroom attention and reported online bullying changed little.
    — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Despite rising costs, borrowers are showing more discipline by paying down debt and improving credit scores.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of improving
Adjective
  • Carr's connection to the job was through Bruins general manager Darrick Yray, an offensive assistant and an assistant director of football operations at Fresno State during Carr's prolific career with the Bulldogs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Nellie groomed assistant coach Avery Johnson to take over his role as the coach.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistant
Verb
  • The man was charged Monday with aiding an enemy state and violating the Military Base and Installations Protection Act.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • All three were arrested on charges of aiding escape and other offenses relating to a correctional facility, along with unlawful operation of an unmanned aerial device.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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