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as in handicap
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
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2
as in expense
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage
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Recent Examples of disadvantage
Swain, of the University of California, said the loss of personnel, expertise and redundancies at NOAA and the National Weather Service put the state’s residents and firefighters at a considerable disadvantage as fire season ramps up.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Indians, of course, are not happy about this disadvantage.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
How watermelon is usually prepared also puts it at a sanitary disadvantage, according to Dr. Detwiler.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 16 June 2025
Being without a credit card as a migrant can therefore be a huge disadvantage.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Indians, of course, are not happy about this disadvantage.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
How watermelon is usually prepared also puts it at a sanitary disadvantage, according to Dr. Detwiler.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 16 June 2025
Being without a credit card as a migrant can therefore be a huge disadvantage.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantage
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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Numerous reasons exist for why getting a driver’s license is either more challenging today or may not provide sufficient benefits, including the licensing process, the expense of vehicle ownership and maintenance and safety concerns.—
Selika Josiah Talbott,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Despite the costs of containment, USDA economists estimate that maintaining the eradication program delivers annual economic benefits exceeding $1 billion—far outweighing the expense of operations like the COPEG fly factory in Panama.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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What are some of the benefits and drawbacks of going to an alternative lender?—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Had the ruling lacked nationwide impact, the NCAA might have weighed the benefits and drawbacks of trying to litigate the topic in other federal districts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
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Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.—
Bruce Jenkins,
SFChronicle.com,
7 Dec. 2019
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In part, that’s because the state’s minimum liability coverage requirements are higher than other states.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Without it, the very leaders trusted with sustaining growth risk becoming liabilities themselves.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Businesses unknowingly employ these fictitious vendors, incurring massive financial losses and data breaches.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Gauff, by contrast, was 20-3 at that stage, including a loss to Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon in 2023.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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