the high ground

noun

: a position in which one has an advantage over others

They claim to have the (intellectual) high ground in this debate.

Examples of the high ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

The changes produce new attractors that correspond to stable cell types in the low-lying valleys; unstable gene-activity configurations constitute the high ground. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

This is a competition for the high ground of the 21st century. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

These Republicans’ rebrand also involves a bid for the high ground by attacking Democrats with more nuanced positions on data centers. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the high ground

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound