1
as in advantages
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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2
as in spotlights
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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Noun
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One of the big advantages of playing with both strikers is the unpredictability of who Leeds can go long to.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Before getting started, thoroughly consider all three options and weigh the benefits of splitting your funds amongst them to secure the advantages each offers now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Member spotlights include Mississippi, New Zealand, Finland, Iceland, New Mexico and Japan.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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This edition features community spotlights, profiles on local residents, and sports stories.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Samara Weaving returns with sharper edges, this time facing off against four families in a plot that veers toward global domination.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Earth today is a jigsaw of giant chunks of crust that travel across the planet, smashing together like huge bumper cars, pushing up mountain ranges and melting back into magma along their edges.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Dedicates to vocal work, focuses attentions on her acting lessons, gives clear attention to her dancing.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Documenting her and her fellow volunteers’ attentions, the book is an ode to the kind of careful, patient natural history that contemporary science practiced at its increasingly rapid pace does not encourage as much anymore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Catbird seats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catbird%20seats. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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