without (the) benefit of
idiom
: without the help of (something or someone)
The band had to perform without benefit of a rehearsal.
He was able to learn a great deal without the benefit of formal schooling.
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Most believed Roach had won even without the benefit of the knockdown being properly ruled.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Purdue’s goal is to get to bowl games, and reaching six wins becomes harder without the benefit of a Big Ten West schedule.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
But even without the benefit of direct experience, the possibility of kidney failure may motivate patients to follow their health care providers’ recommendations to eat a healthy diet, get regular physical activity and take their medications as prescribed.
—Eleanor Rivera, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Some argue that 14-year-olds in ninth grade, without the benefit of comprehensive U.S. history classes, have not had extra years to develop all-important critical thinking skills and so may be less-prepared to digest the nuances of ethnic studies coursework.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Purdue’s goal is to get to bowl games, and reaching six wins becomes harder without the benefit of a Big Ten West schedule.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
But even without the benefit of direct experience, the possibility of kidney failure may motivate patients to follow their health care providers’ recommendations to eat a healthy diet, get regular physical activity and take their medications as prescribed.
—Eleanor Rivera, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Some argue that 14-year-olds in ninth grade, without the benefit of comprehensive U.S. history classes, have not had extra years to develop all-important critical thinking skills and so may be less-prepared to digest the nuances of ethnic studies coursework.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Without (the) benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20%28the%29%20benefit%20of. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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