1
as in edge
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're applying for a job there
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2
as in benefit
a thing that helps
had all the advantages of being born into a wealthy and powerful family
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as in to benefit
to provide with something useful or desirable
there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes
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Recent Examples of advantage
Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
Florida started the man advantage slowly, with Carolina getting the first good chance while down a player.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
When political interference disrupts the research pipeline, the country cedes advantage to international competitors that are rapidly expanding their investments in knowledge creation.
—Andrew V. Papachristos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The performance is competitive with its peers, and its lower power consumption is an advantage for efficiency.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
Florida started the man advantage slowly, with Carolina getting the first good chance while down a player.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Verb
Recent research published in Organization Science has found that these programs can penalize women by limiting entry while simultaneously advantaging less than exceptional men.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
When political interference disrupts the research pipeline, the country cedes advantage to international competitors that are rapidly expanding their investments in knowledge creation.
—Andrew V. Papachristos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantage
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In the second round of the playoffs, against the defending champion, the Boston Celtics, the script was flipped: the Knicks got down by huge margins in the first two games but came storming back for the victory in both, creating a 2–0 edge.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Special teams ace/edge rusher DeAngelo Malone also would be a difficult cut.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Lost baggage has a maximum benefit of $2,500 per person.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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The attraction includes affordability, access to nature, and the growing food and drink scene — all of which benefit visitors, too.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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With the experience of the quarterbacks, plus the departure of many of the league’s best running backs, there should be ample touches and opportunities for No. 1 receivers across the league.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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The gala will also highlight BMAC’s efforts to create access, equity and opportunity in music through BMAC Music Industry Pipeline Programs, BMAC Music Maker Grants and a roster of BMAC programming with a focus on social change.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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The details of each unit—CPU, memory, HDD size—are taken down and added to the asset tag, and the device is sent on to be physically examined.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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The firm published its Global Macro Trends for May, addressing key investor questions, including one regarding how some investors are considering selling down their U.S. assets.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
25 May 2025
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For the most recent discovery, a team of researchers used a different instrument outfitted to Webb to study the light from K2-18b's parent star as the planet passed in front of it from Earth's vantage.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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From that vantage, L.S.C.O. lawyering can be seen as an effort to preserve legal compliance and humanitarian considerations even under the most extreme conditions.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Netflix’s latest gazes across deeper ideological divides: freedom versus security, the people versus their bureaucratic betters.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to Ayers, the following five public health measures could help curb addiction among sports betters: Use more of the taxes imposed on sports betting to pay for addiction services.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Bryant was injured, and in his stead, Long Beach Poly’s Lynnox Newton moved to No. 3 at 14.84, winning the Southern Section Masters meet.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Woodrow Wilson suffered a debilitating stroke, a fact covered up by his wife and confidants, who exercised extraordinary power in his stead.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Shares of Tesla, another magnificent seven member, rose by 6.7%, the largest jump for the automaker since an earlier 6.7% increase on May 12.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Pavana Nagaraj is the only Aztec who qualified in a field event, ranking 21st with a best jump of 20 feet, 9 inches.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Advantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantage. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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