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steads

noun

plural of stead
as in advantages
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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  1. advantages
  2. edges
  3. vantages
Noun
  • For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Through two games, the Sun Devils have turned those advantages into one of the most explosive offenses in college football.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of advantages
Noun
  • In places at low to moderate risk of fire, along the edges of flat valleys and lazy hills, growth in the FAIR Plan is ballooning, and it is being used to underwrite new suburban development.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That cab wore the rough, unmodernized edges of the classic 70 series that still plays by the old rules of off-roading in those countries that so allow.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of edges
Noun
  • Two vantages on the same stretch of river, from the same room.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The six-bedroom residence in Irvine sits on nearly an acre with a pool, spa, and sweeping hillside vantages.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
Definition of vantages
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“Steads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steads. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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