advantaged
adjective
ad·van·taged
əd-ˈvan-tijd 
: having or providing an advantage and especially a social or financial advantage over others
an advantaged position
advantaged children
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He comes from an advantaged community.
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For example, whoever is listed as a beneficiary on each of your tax-advantaged retirement accounts — individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans and the like — will generally get the money, regardless of what your will says.
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Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
Second, the bill strengthens CHOICE arrangements, which incentivize employers to contribute tax-advantaged dollars toward health coverage chosen by their employees.
—Jay Obernolte, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Among the inspirations for Henry’s empty bluster was Boris Johnson, the former British Prime Minister, whose manifold flaws—Johnson was sacked from his graduate-trainee job, at the Times of London, for inventing a quote—would have quickly derailed anyone less advantaged.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
What the bill does The bill describes a new and significantly altered congressional map that, at the most basic level, splits up the state's most heavily urban areas and combines them with rural swaths in order to create nine Republican-advantaged seats and zero Democratic-advantaged seats.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Dec. 2025
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Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
Second, the bill strengthens CHOICE arrangements, which incentivize employers to contribute tax-advantaged dollars toward health coverage chosen by their employees.
—Jay Obernolte, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Among the inspirations for Henry’s empty bluster was Boris Johnson, the former British Prime Minister, whose manifold flaws—Johnson was sacked from his graduate-trainee job, at the Times of London, for inventing a quote—would have quickly derailed anyone less advantaged.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
What the bill does The bill describes a new and significantly altered congressional map that, at the most basic level, splits up the state's most heavily urban areas and combines them with rural swaths in order to create nine Republican-advantaged seats and zero Democratic-advantaged seats.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advantaged. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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