Definition of "benefited" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of benefit. (verb)

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• "The Jets again benefited from the unexpected when Kaeding misfired from 40 yards out in the fourth quarter, sending this boot past the right upright."
• "Both George W. Bush and John McCain benefited from the privileged status of their parents and grandparents."
• "The Islanders again benefited from a fortunate bounce with 8: 26 left in the first."