as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war
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Recent Examples of high ground
Giant 40-inch off-road tires grace 18-inch wheels, which pair with tuned suspension for high ground clearance.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2026
SUVs also offer high ground clearance compared with cars but don’t sit as high up as most pickup trucks.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Even absent another disaster, New Orleans has been the fastest-shrinking major metro area in the country in recent years, as more people have sought high ground or been priced out of the market by rising insurance rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2026
SUVs also offer high ground clearance compared with cars but don’t sit as high up as most pickup trucks.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Even absent another disaster, New Orleans has been the fastest-shrinking major metro area in the country in recent years, as more people have sought high ground or been priced out of the market by rising insurance rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
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Ebba Andersson tumbled and snapped the ski binding in the second leg, giving Norway the advantage on a day where warm weather caused slushy corners that created havoc in the early stages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The main challenge is ensuring redistricting is fair, transparent, and based on accurate population data—not drawn to protect incumbents or maximize partisan advantage.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Arm's chip designs power most of the world's smartphones and are increasingly used in AI data centers and edge computing devices.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, OpenAI released a new cutting-edge coding model that the company said assisted in its own creation.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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This approach could transform potential adversaries into advocates, giving leadership an upper hand when activist pressure mounts.—
Sam Wolf,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Because with Ben at the Helm(rath), there’s a significant upper hand.—
Keith Stewart,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“High ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20ground. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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