1
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 upstart state assemblymember is at the forefront of a coalition of progressives seeking to block former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from taking the proverbial catbird seat in Gracie Mansion.
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James Powel, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Mom, who’d just flown from Washington state to the Big Apple, fist-pumped her way to a catbird seat on Cloud 9.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
With memory giants like Samsung and SK Hynix cranking up production to keep pace with Nvidia’s Blackwell ramp, Lam is sitting in the catbird seat.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The catbird seats were occupied instead by the titans of attention.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Mom, who’d just flown from Washington state to the Big Apple, fist-pumped her way to a catbird seat on Cloud 9.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
With memory giants like Samsung and SK Hynix cranking up production to keep pace with Nvidia’s Blackwell ramp, Lam is sitting in the catbird seat.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The catbird seats were occupied instead by the titans of attention.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catbird seat
Noun
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Dalal said their son played there daily with his friends, taking advantage of a club policy that allows children under five to enter without a membership.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The comedian, 38, best known for his role as the acerbic gay best friend Elliott Goss in HBO’s Search Party, chose our meeting place to take advantage of the balmy late-May weather and to say goodbye to the neighborhood.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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There's also a subtle paisley design that brings the nostalgia of the season center stage.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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The French Riviera is the setting this time, with Château de la Messardière, a 19th-century palatial home turned sprawling Côte d’Azur resort, taking center stage.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Puff sleeves, a scalloped hem, lace trim, and eyelet detailing give this top a soft, feminine edge.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Scandal-free, two-term incumbent representatives who maintain a community presence, stay out of the national media spotlight and vote nearly entirely in line with their party rarely see bruising challenges from among their own ranks.—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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This includes his understanding that his spotlight episode on The Diplomat was make-or-break for his future on the show.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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But Ukraine looks more and more likely to be entering the next round of negotiations with a strong upper hand.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The first one will give one team an upper hand, but obviously can’t dictate the entire series.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The home has been featured in several publications, including Dwell, One Kindesign and Das Ideale Heim, a Swiss interior design magazine that gave the property top billing on its cover.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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On the game’s standard cover, Miami sophomore receiver Malachi Toney — one of the breakout stars of the 2025 season, who helped the Hurricanes tear through the Playoff to a national runner-up finish — earned top billing alongside Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Clearly, Samsung is prioritising keeping its flagship as competitively priced as possible (and perhaps trying to steal a bit of the WWDC limelight this week) despite battling rising manufacturing costs.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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He also has not been allowed to wear the club’s sponsor, a crypto betting company, on his shirt and Leicester have tried to protect him from the media limelight.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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Despite Schlossberg's national attention, most current polls show either New York Assemblymembers Alex Bores or Micah Lasher as frontrunners.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Seek prompt medical attention for deep puncture wounds or wounds contaminated by dirt or debris.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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“Catbird seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catbird%20seat. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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