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verb

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
Noun
Culture, recreation, history, farm-to-shelf foods, green space and a neighborhood feel were all touted by the Insider as among the prime advantages of a life lived in Astoria. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 The Terps responded with four unanswered goals in a 12:11 stretch to enjoy their largest advantage of the game at 6-3. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Those all-encompassing thoughts drive you in a direction that doesn’t necessarily advantage you. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Peers have not been able to advantage of this due to their contracts, according to the investment bank. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for advantage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantage
Noun
  • The Karman Line, located 62 miles above Earth, demarcates the edge of space.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Six female celebs — including pop songstress Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, author Lauren Sánchez — are slated to blast off Monday morning in a Blue Origin rocket headed for the edge of space.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And sticking with the 2025 standard next year could put benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk, Ghertner said.
    Arthur Allen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Hegseth pointed out that China's military has an extensive presence in the area, adding that Beijing's investments in the region are aimed at gaining military advantage and securing economic benefits.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Appearing on The Tonight Show, Isaacs was asked the reaction to his character’s accent and took the opportunity to make light of his full frontal moment.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The contest, which dates back to 1960, offers golf pros the opportunity to participate in a lighthearted session shortly before the real competition tees off.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And, essentially, Donald Trump is giving away intellectual assets.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Following this boom and bust price cycle however, the true value of NFTs – connecting physical assets to a digital identity or connecting digital-to-digital identifies, is becoming more widely understood.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The author who writes after great catastrophe frequently assumes the angel’s position: Many historical novels float above history, bearing witness but drawing simple lessons, or casting dogmatic judgment, from the safe vantage of the present.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Or viewed from the opposite vantage, time no longer seems real.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Earlier this month, PEOPLE confirmed that the series had been scrapped by Disney, but that the studio is working on a short-form special inspired by The Princess and the Frog in its stead.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The unique awfulness of beef’s climate impact has inspired a cottage industry of takes imploring Americans to consider other proteins in its stead: chicken, fish, pork, beans.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fatu is poised to dominate the upper midcard for the foreseeable future, pass the torch when the time comes and then make the jump to the main event once and for all.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The average wedding cost $33,000 in 2024, an 18% jump from 2019, according to a report from The Knot and reported by Bloomberg.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025

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