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verb

past tense of advantage
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
Adjective
Most children were White, from relatively advantaged families, and recruited from one Canadian hospital. New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 Another is putting tax-advantaged tools to work. Kara Stevens, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
The challenges are enormous, the hurdles daunting, the giants advantaged—but that’s what makes the opportunity so electric. Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for advantaged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantaged
Adjective
  • The show centers on Alex (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Maggie Murdaugh (Patricia Arquette), as their privileged world spirals following a fatal 2019 boating accident involving their son, Paul (Johnny Berchtold), that leads to more secrets emerging.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Defense lawyers argue the government’s effort amounts to a fishing expedition into privileged legal files and would set a troubling precedent for reviewing old investigative material.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Our shareholders and clients have benefited enormously from Elon Musk's vision, determination and execution.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Journal also previously noted that World Liberty Financial benefited greatly from the listing of its USD1 token on Binance and a partnership with PancakeSwap — an online marketplace for cryptocurrencies said to be associated with Binance.
    Elaine Yu,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • You're blessed, very blessed, very fortunate.
    Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Meyers, who graciously agreed to an Evite for the blessed event, then suggested Swift send the invites in a picture frame, since people will probably frame it up anyway.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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