as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
although I appreciate the concern, your help would be of little avail in this situation
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
all your begging will not avail you in the least
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Recent Examples of avail
Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But after rounding Cape Horn and quietly tracing the Chilean coast to little avail, its sailors found overwhelming success off of Peru in the new year, filling 450 barrels with oil from 11 whales in just two months.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Amazon said the last day of the benefit is Jan. 31 and customers can continue to avail the service until then.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Recent History Of Mexico’s Oil Industry Three previous administrations have tried reforming Pemex, to little avail.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But after rounding Cape Horn and quietly tracing the Chilean coast to little avail, its sailors found overwhelming success off of Peru in the new year, filling 450 barrels with oil from 11 whales in just two months.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Your friend’s mother was availing herself of the exception for parents and those acting in their place.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Amazon said the last day of the benefit is Jan. 31 and customers can continue to avail the service until then.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avail
Noun
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Park District officials want to make changes on the pool that originally went into use about ten years ago.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thus, there is always a lurking risk that your AI use will be detected.—
Andrew Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In his final days in office, Biden approved an additional $600 million in loan relief, benefiting 150,000 borrowers.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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With Trump planning to impose 25% tariffs on the US’s two top trade partners, Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff already in effect on Chinese goods, experts say India could benefit from these strained trade relationships by exporting more technology, electronics and jewelry to America.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Still, its roughly six-hour run time will limit its usefulness in certain scenarios.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some initiatives have outlived their usefulness or have led to dependency rather than the development outcomes that were intended.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avail. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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