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
Palpatine wins and becomes emperor because he’s forced the Jedi to become their worst selves, to, unlike Obi-Wan later in the film, surrender their moral high ground.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
The result was an antislavery moral high ground from which the United Kingdom, and later the U.S., could measure other countries and monitor the high seas.
—Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2025
Only then will those who still retain power over him have the ethical high ground and democratic consent to remove him.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
The result was an antislavery moral high ground from which the United Kingdom, and later the U.S., could measure other countries and monitor the high seas.
—Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2025
Only then will those who still retain power over him have the ethical high ground and democratic consent to remove him.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
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Yet Crawley carved out her niche not through aggressive marketing spend but through product innovation that photographs well—a crucial advantage in the Instagram economy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Kansas State has beaten the Jayhawks 16 straight times, but Missouri owns a razor-thin advantage in the Border War.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
12 July 2025
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The tiles are made from non-toxic, BPA-free plastic with smooth, rounded edges.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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This flutter-sleeve top is roomy and billowy for low-key summer days, while this denim jacket has floral details, giving it a feminine edge other toppers lack.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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But instead, Beijing exploited this opening to consolidate control, get rich, and gain the economic upper hand over other countries.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Yesterday, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that China was holding up the sale, suggesting that China may have an upper hand in TikTok negotiations, and perhaps TikTok is losing its sheen as a US bargaining chip in Trump's bigger trade war.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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