(sitting) in the catbird seat
idiom
US, informal
: in a very good position
The team was (sitting) in the catbird seat after winning 10 games in a row.
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Brandefy’s Meg Pryde, a pioneer helping drive dupe culture, is positioned in the catbird seat as the beauty industry recalibrates.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
With memory giants like Samsung and SK Hynix cranking up production to keep pace with Nvidia’s Blackwell ramp, Lam is sitting in the catbird seat.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
William Byron, on the other hand, is in the catbird seat among Hendrick Motorsports drivers and sits with a seven-point cushion above the cutoff line.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Seems to me that the Giants are in the catbird seat.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
And Shanae is in the catbird seat, still mulling over whether to pick Logan or James.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
With memory giants like Samsung and SK Hynix cranking up production to keep pace with Nvidia’s Blackwell ramp, Lam is sitting in the catbird seat.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
William Byron, on the other hand, is in the catbird seat among Hendrick Motorsports drivers and sits with a seven-point cushion above the cutoff line.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Seems to me that the Giants are in the catbird seat.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
And Shanae is in the catbird seat, still mulling over whether to pick Logan or James.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
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“(sitting) in the catbird seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28sitting%29%20in%20the%20catbird%20seat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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