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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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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Edis, chief of the Landon family office and a protégé of its founder, the late swashbuckling billionaire Timothy Landon, who’s legendary as the chief political advisor to his military school chum, the sultan of Oman, notes that Swain gives Houlihan Lokey an extra edge.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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This is the original pool, an infinity-edge spot where, years ago, Bobby would spend hours splashing and then join us at Lotus for lunch.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Stead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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