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
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
The hundreds of square miles of tundra of the Delta are very close to sea level, and many communities don't have much high ground.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Officials issued flood warnings, urging residents to shelter in place and move to high ground.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Getting to high ground on foot may be advised to avoid traffic jams and road closures.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
The hundreds of square miles of tundra of the Delta are very close to sea level, and many communities don't have much high ground.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Officials issued flood warnings, urging residents to shelter in place and move to high ground.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Getting to high ground on foot may be advised to avoid traffic jams and road closures.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
Noun
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Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez was dead against the idea, with his club arguing that breaking the traditional home and away format adulterated the competition, while also expressing concern over participating teams gaining a financial advantage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Legalized betting has certain security advantages in that unusual betting patterns — such as large bets being placed on a random player’s performance — can be immediately flagged.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The measure appears to have been the least favored around the southeastern edge of the county, an area that was originally supposed to get access to the silver line.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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These changes, as well as, wearing bangs were a major key to keeping her edges strong.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Here, too, China at present appears to be gaining an upper hand.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both processors were competitive, and neither gained a drastic upper hand, save for some specific tasks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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