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verb

as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes

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Rajeev has since recruited this business’ previous core employees and reengaged with many of their clients, preserving its competitive advantages and expanding its manufacturing, design, and distribution capabilities. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 As a bit of a latecomer to the EV market, Scout has the advantage of learning from the mistakes of other companies that made big bets on electrification, only to walk back their EV ambitions amid slower-than-expected sales. Joann Muller, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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European firms, for example, were quick to accuse the Trump administration of designing its export controls less to address any Chinese national security threat and more to advantage their American competitors. Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2021 And he is advantaged by the fact that polling can’t replicate all of the effects of a campaign — neither the potential of a surge in popularity for a governor prosecuting an effective case against Trump nor the result of an incumbent taking a tumble at an October campaign rally. Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for advantage 

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“Advantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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