1
as in edge
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're applying for a job there
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Relevance
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2
as in benefit
a thing that helps
had all the advantages of being born into a wealthy and powerful family
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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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Recent Examples of advantage
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The Razorbacks and Cowgirls have played 15 times, and Oklahoma State holds an 8-7 advantage in the series.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
To advantage its allies in Azerbaijan, Turkey facilitated Azerbaijan’s expulsion of Armenians from the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, not through negotiation but through military force.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Coker and Moore have the advantage in roles department, while Chisena has the advantage with special teams.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The Razorbacks and Cowgirls have played 15 times, and Oklahoma State holds an 8-7 advantage in the series.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
Verb
Only 38% believe the $500 billion investment will benefit the general public, while a striking 76% think AI funding will primarily advantage large tech companies.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
To advantage its allies in Azerbaijan, Turkey facilitated Azerbaijan’s expulsion of Armenians from the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, not through negotiation but through military force.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantage
Noun
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The Indian army said in a statement late on Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations across a wide area of India's west and northwest from Kashmir and states bordering Pakistan to the edge of the Arabian Sea.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Toll-takers on the Venetian Causeway were in their booths as the tornado swept through just yards away, tearing into trees at a small public park at water’s edge.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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The idea was that such a tariff would bring jobs back to the U.S. by offsetting the benefit of the subsidies.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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The result is that patients across the globe benefit from American pharmaceutical innovation without paying their fair share of the innovation’s costs.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Afterward, he was given plenty of opportunities to trash-talk.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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But the online Osaka Virtual Expo could attract over 250 million, allowing people who cannot travel to Japan an opportunity to experience the expo, nearly quadrupling the in-person attendance record set by Shanghai Expo in 2010.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The Trump Organization has said Trump's adult children manage his assets.—
Susan Heavey,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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No new acquisition plans are underway, and the bankruptcy court will instead oversee piecemeal asset sales.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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From that vantage, L.S.C.O. lawyering can be seen as an effort to preserve legal compliance and humanitarian considerations even under the most extreme conditions.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Snapper Point residence was built in 2003 with a breezy indoor-outdoor design that sprawls over 6,400 square feet, framing the neighborhood’s natural beauty from multiple vantages.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Netflix’s latest gazes across deeper ideological divides: freedom versus security, the people versus their bureaucratic betters.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to Ayers, the following five public health measures could help curb addiction among sports betters: Use more of the taxes imposed on sports betting to pay for addiction services.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This period spans from 1811 to 1820, when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son, the Prince Regent, governed in his stead.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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While the monarch traditionally attends the December parade, other royals may also attend in his stead.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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There would be seven Army bands and a parachute jump by the Golden Knights.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The Clippers’ jump shots woke up in the third quarter.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Advantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantage. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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