as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job
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Recent Examples of inside track
Having accumulated all that customer data over the years, Fabletics has an inside track on what products and styles work and which ones don’t to guide further product development.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The hard sidewalls swing out and secure inside tracks mounted atop the bed rails.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
But Armas gained an inside track in November shortly after then-coach and sporting director Vlatko Andonovski’s role shifted to global sporting director — a move made to embrace and enhance the club’s broader vision, including its acquisition last year of the Danish soccer club HB Køge Women.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Ethan Del Mastro might have had an inside track for a spot on the blue line when camp opened, but his struggles continued against Detroit.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The hard sidewalls swing out and secure inside tracks mounted atop the bed rails.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
But Armas gained an inside track in November shortly after then-coach and sporting director Vlatko Andonovski’s role shifted to global sporting director — a move made to embrace and enhance the club’s broader vision, including its acquisition last year of the Danish soccer club HB Køge Women.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Ethan Del Mastro might have had an inside track for a spot on the blue line when camp opened, but his struggles continued against Detroit.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inside track
Noun
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The Cougars finished with four turnovers and held a 26-8 advantage in points in the paint.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Columbus blanked the Blackhawks on their two power-play chances, running their string of futility to 26 man-advantages and 10 games without a goal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In short, the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war are a weird laboratory for modern warfare, which, against all odds, has given Ukraine a considerable tactical edge over its much larger adversary.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Regulation is another area where China is trying to get an upper hand.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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These Democrats believe that the mayhem caused by ICE’s raids gives the party an uncharacteristic upper hand over Republicans on immigration—and that demands to eliminate the agency erase that leverage.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Inside track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inside%20track. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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