as in privileged
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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
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Dec. 2025
Make the most of tax-advantaged accounts.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
However, Sportico’s reporting triggered swift backlash among Beavers fans, who took to social media, fan-site message boards and sports talk radio to condemn what many viewed as a lopsided arrangement that advantaged the company at the expense of the Oregon State and its athletes.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
What the bill does The bill describes a new and significantly altered congressional map that, at the most basic level, splits up the state's most heavily urban areas and combines them with rural swaths in order to create nine Republican-advantaged seats and zero Democratic-advantaged seats.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Dec. 2025
Make the most of tax-advantaged accounts.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
Trump has probably advantaged China in the long run in hard and soft power.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
However, Sportico’s reporting triggered swift backlash among Beavers fans, who took to social media, fan-site message boards and sports talk radio to condemn what many viewed as a lopsided arrangement that advantaged the company at the expense of the Oregon State and its athletes.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantaged
Adjective
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And Yokohama ably depicts a privileged young man who rightly views his good fortune as both blessing and curse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Others are adopted into privileged spaces, only to remain marked as Other, inhabiting shared environments without ever receiving full acceptance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sophia Anwar, a candidate in the Democratic primary for the Precinct 6 Justice of the Peace position in Denton County, has benefited from SAAVETX’s efforts to collect data on South Asian voters.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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That tax reduction is meaningful, and for years, many workers have benefited from it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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British talk show host Graham Norton, who has had Swift as a guest on his program, claimed to have garnered an invite to the blessed event.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ayatollah Khamenei personally ‘blessed’ Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Lower earners historically see higher rates of inflation than their better-off counterparts, said Morgan Stanley economist Heather Berger.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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