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
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
The participant pool was predominantly white, well-educated and economically advantaged, which may limit broader applicability.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The experience galvanized his support for less advantaged people across society and informed his political leanings for the rest of his life.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The declines have sometimes been greater for more advantaged groups.
—Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Criticism over the years has focused broadly on how individual students are shut out of seats, such as poorer students who happen to live in an area designated to a more economically advantaged tier.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
The participant pool was predominantly white, well-educated and economically advantaged, which may limit broader applicability.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The experience galvanized his support for less advantaged people across society and informed his political leanings for the rest of his life.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The declines have sometimes been greater for more advantaged groups.
—Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantaged
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German bonds, which benefited from a flight to safety earlier in the year , joined the rout, with the 30-year bund yield notching a 14-year high.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the first years of the 1800s, Hamilton argued for the maintenance of limits to immigration, claiming that, while immigration had benefited the nation in earlier decades, there were now enough Americans.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Reiss affirmed that medical and mental health records are considered privileged material, the AP reported.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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If the Guard comes, it will be limited to patrolling our city’s gleaming streets in the privileged heart of the city.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Julia, on the other hand, announces her pregnancy to Lord Lovat, who is overjoyed by the blessed news.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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And the blessed thing that happened was Julie became part of my career.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Poorer school districts could also struggle to access the latest AI technology, widening the gap with areas that are better-off, Robin Lake, director of Arizona State University’s Center on Reinventing Public Education, told CNN.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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In the 1870s, workers and domestic servants were still living close to their employers in back alleys and compounds behind the homes of the better-off.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 May 2025
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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