as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
a trade agreement that is advantageous to both countries
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Recent Examples of advantageous
Over generations, these advantageous traits – behavioral, morphological or physiological – become more common in the population.
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Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
In team sports especially, and interactive individual sports where athletes compete directly against each other (i.e. boxing), being unorthodox can be advantageous in making someone more unpredictable.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The timing couldn’t be more advantageous, as running participation in the U.S. continues to rise.
—Peter Verry, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
That is, capital investment in assets based on intellectual property is significantly more advantageous compared to material investments—especially in the context of the market’s high sensitivity to external influences, such as a turbulent geopolitical situation.
—Olena Orliuk, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
In team sports especially, and interactive individual sports where athletes compete directly against each other (i.e. boxing), being unorthodox can be advantageous in making someone more unpredictable.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The timing couldn’t be more advantageous, as running participation in the U.S. continues to rise.
—Peter Verry, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
That is, capital investment in assets based on intellectual property is significantly more advantageous compared to material investments—especially in the context of the market’s high sensitivity to external influences, such as a turbulent geopolitical situation.
—Olena Orliuk, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantageous
Adjective
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These issues are very complicated, and Special Envoy Witkoff's direct communication today was a step forward in achieving a mutually beneficial outcome.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Implementing these systems can be a logical and beneficial extension of application modernization, taking efficiency and agility to a new level.—
Manuel Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Two women in the crowd sporting red Trump caps appeared to be outnumbered by audience members who took a more favorable stance toward Casten and the Democrats.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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But Apple will still incur additional costs from tariffs on India until that country tries to negotiate a more favorable trade deal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This can be helpful for disputing charges and clearing your record.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The ability to easily reuse notes is more helpful than the ability to catalogue and archive memos.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Advantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantageous. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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