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
Simply put, the Royals wanted Caglianone to work counts and get in advantageous situations.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
He was seen as an outspoken critic of his own party, but was also perceived as distant from Abe’s right-wing faction, which proved advantageous given the scandals hounding that segment of the party.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department is also probing a criminal referral made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that alleges James claimed a Virginia home as her primary residence to secure advantageous loan terms.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
The timing is also advantageous because of struggles at rival Apple.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
He was seen as an outspoken critic of his own party, but was also perceived as distant from Abe’s right-wing faction, which proved advantageous given the scandals hounding that segment of the party.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department is also probing a criminal referral made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that alleges James claimed a Virginia home as her primary residence to secure advantageous loan terms.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
The timing is also advantageous because of struggles at rival Apple.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for advantageous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantageous
Adjective
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Cash from each subsidiary was then redirected to the most beneficial investment within the holding company.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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While controversial, Mayer generally feels positive about the technology and believes this innovation can be beneficial to both the brand and consumer.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From the other side, wind has been shown to be less favorable than solar, and both of these renewables have the intermittency problem.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The technical case for small caps looks favorable as well.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These offer a helpful guide to behaviors with positive effects.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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This can be helpful for people who have back and knee pain.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Advantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantageous. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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