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
Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Despite their advantages, these systems raise important concerns.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Instead, people twist the definition of merit to advantage their own group.
—Kenji Yoshino, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Noun
After a Leonard 3-pointer cut into the run, Quenton Jackson’s five straight points began a 16-4 surge, pushing Indiana’s advantage to 37-18.
—Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Despite their advantages, these systems raise important concerns.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Trump has probably advantaged China in the long run in hard and soft power.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Instead, people twist the definition of merit to advantage their own group.
—Kenji Yoshino, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantage
Noun
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When looking at the largest metro areas, the fastest growing counties tended to be on the outer edges.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Chiefs have now turned their attention to the secondary waves of free agency while looking ahead to the draft — with top needs at cornerback, edge and offensive tackle, by my estimation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The group’s bill also changes pharmacy benefit manager rebate programs to save money.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Under the Affordable Care Act, dental care is considered an essential health benefit for children, so health insurance plans on the individual marketplace must offer dental coverage for those 18 or younger.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The two male offenders stood with their parents and attorneys and were given the opportunity to speak at the beginning and end, but both declined.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Riboua believes Israel could go even further than the Litani River, viewing now as its opportunity to rid itself of Hezbollah for good.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Deteriorating asset quality, collateral markdowns and a growing rush for the exits are rattling private credit markets and prompting comparisons to the Global Financial Crisis.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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It's also used to describe the post-pandemic recovery, when high-income earners typically saw their wealth and assets' values increase.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some, like Point Imperial, which offers vistas extending almost 100 miles to the north, had been all but surrounded by fire, which had obliterated many of the ponderosas that imbued these vantages with a sense of framing, scale and color.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Equipped with this context, a user can disregard that content or interpret it from a new vantage.—
Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Porter was in part banned for disclosing information betters used on prop bets and parlays.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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Laster allegedly sold this information to two betters for about $100,000.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Breslin died in 2006, according to previous Bee reporting, and her family took over the restaurant in her stead.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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After Carvalho famously reneged on his commitment to leave Miami-Dade schools for New York’s in 2018, Carranza was hired in Carvalho’s stead.—
Jake Shore,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tommy's jump shot splashing from the ceiling!—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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As of Sunday morning, the 24 fire was burning on 1,927 acres near Fort Carson with no containment, a nearly 800-acre jump from Saturday afternoon, according to the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Advantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantage. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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