1
: a portion of food : serving
2
: dose sense 3
large helpings of reportage and interviews—
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Stefan KanferExamples of helping in a Sentence
He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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You might be tempted to prepare a huge feast for friends and family, stuffing gigantic helpings into large casserole dishes and pans.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
In hot water with Stalin for his more modernist music, with its gloom-and-doom sarcasm, the Russian composer needed a helping of straightforward Soviet glorification.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
There’s a helping of Belk, too, bringing over defensive coordinator experience at Houston.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 31 July 2024
And definitely no second helpings until everyone has been fed.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
In hot water with Stalin for his more modernist music, with its gloom-and-doom sarcasm, the Russian composer needed a helping of straightforward Soviet glorification.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
There’s a helping of Belk, too, bringing over defensive coordinator experience at Houston.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 31 July 2024
And definitely no second helpings until everyone has been fed.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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