as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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Recent Examples of stead
Dalton came in and played well in Young’s stead against the Jets.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The restaurant’s final location on San Pablo Avenue — which followed its older stead at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive — is a delight.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Just days later, Biden officially ended his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in his stead.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The group hit the studio with Andy Sneap, who’s produced Priest’s last two studio albums and tours in Tipton’s stead.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The restaurant’s final location on San Pablo Avenue — which followed its older stead at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive — is a delight.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Just days later, Biden officially ended his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in his stead.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The group hit the studio with Andy Sneap, who’s produced Priest’s last two studio albums and tours in Tipton’s stead.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stead
Noun
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The work accomplished at Silent Swarm 2025, along with technology such as the TEEMS device, illustrates how the company is architecting the advantage for today’s performance and tomorrow’s success along the tactical edge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Through two periods, Carolina had a 25-11 advantage in shots on goal.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 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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“Stead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stead. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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