PROFITING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

profiting

verb

present participle of profit

as in benefiting

to provide with something useful or desirable an agreement that profited us all

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Recent Examples of profiting At the same time, many have expressed frustration over Big Oil profiting off the war while consumers pay much more to fill their gas tanks and cover the costs of inflation. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 31 July 2026 In addition, past efforts by animal advocates to challenge the status quo have been stalled by large industries profiting from those materials. — P.j. Smith, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 Some Republicans made personal attacks against Fauci, accusing him of profiting off of his celebrity status. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 29 July 2026 Thus, the decision to charge access is akin to the president’s family profiting off his position as leader of the free world. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 Restricting officials from issuing or profiting from digital assets could strengthen the CLARITY Act. — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 So the league will not be profiting off the moment, nor will any WNBA licensees. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Both sides of the conversation require the parties profiting from this work to allow artists to have a say in how their intellectual property is used. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 In addition to profiting from prostitution, the defendants collected payments on the victims’ inflated smuggling debts. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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benefiting

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Tickets are $10, with proceeds benefiting cancer care and research at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
As traffic in the Strait of Hormuz continues to be disrupted during the monthslong Iran war, one company is benefiting from the global trade chaos.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

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