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as in benefited
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 advantaged
Rachel Barber, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Ideas include redirecting the funds to consumers to use in tax-advantaged flexible spending accounts (FSAs) or health savings accounts (HSAs).
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
David Moin, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
And in Ohio, where many expected Republicans to enact a severe gerrymander, a bipartisan deal resulted in a map that moderately advantaged the GOP.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Make the most of tax-advantaged accounts.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Ideas include redirecting the funds to consumers to use in tax-advantaged flexible spending accounts (FSAs) or health savings accounts (HSAs).
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Aritzia is further advantaged by successfully attracting mothers and daughters shopping together.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
And in Ohio, where many expected Republicans to enact a severe gerrymander, a bipartisan deal resulted in a map that moderately advantaged the GOP.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantaged
Adjective
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The fellowship’s members are mostly white men, and many of them argue that the department under Biden had privileged minority and female candidates.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the story Sorkin relates is really all about the insiders, their privileged lives, their thoughts and actions.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This year, Rogers had three key players decide not to, which has benefited the roster.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, the report also shows that not everyone has benefited equally from the advances of the last few decades.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And while the win over West Ham was both vital and a blessed relief, even that was not an entirely convincing performance.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Escaping the cold came in blessed two-week bursts—the Caribbean, Hawaii, even back home to Arizona once or twice.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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When New York boldly expanded free preschool a decade ago, classroom quality climbed mostly in better-off neighborhoods, failing to lift poor children.—
Bruce Fuller,
Oc Register,
27 Dec. 2025
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The pumpkin would most likely have been stewed, possibly with meat, but pies reflected British heritage and were a common staple in better-off households.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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