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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting
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as in center stage
the center of public attention
in the wake of the natural disaster, this obscure bureaucrat was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the catbird seat
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Recent Examples of catbird seat
The catbird seats were occupied instead by the titans of attention.
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Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Seems to me that the Giants are in the catbird seat.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
William Byron, on the other hand, is in the catbird seat among Hendrick Motorsports drivers and sits with a seven-point cushion above the cutoff line.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Brat is what happens when an auteur is given a budget and the catbird seat in the boardroom.
—Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
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Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Seems to me that the Giants are in the catbird seat.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
William Byron, on the other hand, is in the catbird seat among Hendrick Motorsports drivers and sits with a seven-point cushion above the cutoff line.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Brat is what happens when an auteur is given a budget and the catbird seat in the boardroom.
—Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catbird seat
Noun
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Sam Bennett, who scored twice in Florida’s Game 1 loss, capitalized on the man advantage with the game’s first goal.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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This pitching staff is getting slugged, rendering whatever advantage it’s created on swing-and-miss much less impactful.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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But their turn at center stage could be coming soon.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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Expected at center stage is Apple’s new iOS, unveiling new features and designs that will ripple through other platforms including laptops, iPads, watches and more.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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Raúl Jiménez brought the crowd out of its stupor less than two minutes into the second half, chasing a through ball from Santiago Giménez into the penalty area, then finishing with his right foot from the edge of the six-yard box to double the lead.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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That’s why more discerning buyers are setting their sights on The Village of Loch Lloyd, a hidden treasure on the southern edge of the metro.—
Loch Lloyd Residential Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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The Locarno team also put a spotlight on Liu’s other artistic work.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Vandersloot’s injury immediately thrust Van Lith into an unexpected spotlight.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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In a Game 5 rout in Toronto, Tkachuk’s line was dominant, with a 16-3 advantage on attempts, a 9-1 edge on scoring chances, a 71 percent expected goal share and a 1-0 upper hand on goals, with Tkachuk assisting on Dmitry Kulikov’s winner.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Catch Up On The Story Stars, Mikko Rantanen gain upper hand on Jets with Game 3 victory: Takeaways The Stars scored three third-period goals to break a tie and earn a 5-2 win in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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That night at the Bronx River Community Center, though, the DJs and MCs didn’t take top billing.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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While Haney and Garcia's fights are taking top billing, Lopez's battle with Barboza is the only actual championship bout on the card.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 Nov. 2023
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The failure of the ‘red wave’ to materialize means that an old-fashioned socialist will have the whip hand over health care for the next two years.—
Joel Zinberg,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2022
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The people who went to Washington as a result of his decision live in the political limelight.—
James C. Clark,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Protein may be hogging the nutrition limelight at the moment, but amid all the hubbub, don’t forget about one critical carb: fiber.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Catbird seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catbird%20seat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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