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
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
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Aritzia is further advantaged by successfully attracting mothers and daughters shopping together.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 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
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
Aritzia is further advantaged by successfully attracting mothers and daughters shopping together.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantaged
Adjective
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She was accused of misbehavior that included mismanaging the budget, failing to carry out personnel instructions and ordering a subordinate to spy by Palmer’s legally privileged email correspondence.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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Art is the highlight, but there’s no arguing that the museum's privileged perch—and the fun tram ride up to it—is a compelling reason to visit.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While the unit has benefited from a shift to digital game purchases and growth in the PlayStation Plus subscription service in recent quarters, hardware shipment growth has remained more subdued.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of Illinois students benefited from it, but the legislature opted not to continue it.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 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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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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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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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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