with the benefit of
idiom
: with the help of (something) : by using (something)
With the benefit of hindsight, he saw where he had made a mistake.
She'll do better with the benefit of more experience.
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But in arguably the biggest failure of Malone’s coaching tenure — at least with the benefit of hindsight — the 7-footer was painfully underutilized.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
And with the benefit of thicker skin, perhaps there’s room for more curiosity, room for ghosting to be, if not embraced, at least better understood.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Gage writes with the style of a young person — with the benefit of hindsight, growth and a now-booming Hollywood career — attempting to find meaning and message in a profoundly complicated early life, without sparing a single devastating or delightful detail.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
And with the benefit of reflection, McDaniel agreed Monday that Tagovailoa should not have made those comments.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
And with the benefit of thicker skin, perhaps there’s room for more curiosity, room for ghosting to be, if not embraced, at least better understood.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Gage writes with the style of a young person — with the benefit of hindsight, growth and a now-booming Hollywood career — attempting to find meaning and message in a profoundly complicated early life, without sparing a single devastating or delightful detail.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
And with the benefit of reflection, McDaniel agreed Monday that Tagovailoa should not have made those comments.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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“With the benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20the%20benefit%20of. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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