1
as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting
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as in center stage
the center of public attention
in the wake of the natural disaster, this obscure bureaucrat was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the catbird seat
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Recent Examples of catbird seat
Brat is what happens when an auteur is given a budget and the catbird seat in the boardroom.
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Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
The next guy to occupy the catbird seat is a name that might be familiar to New England football fans.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022
Picking third, the Cavs were in the catbird seat.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
Their continued inability to slay the Bengals knocks them from the conference's catbird seat.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
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Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
The next guy to occupy the catbird seat is a name that might be familiar to New England football fans.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022
Picking third, the Cavs were in the catbird seat.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
Their continued inability to slay the Bengals knocks them from the conference's catbird seat.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catbird seat
Noun
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In fact, Roan’s leaning into them to her advantage, queering the rote masculine country references and taking to task the men who leave their girlfriends with unfinished business.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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His death means the Republicans now hold a 218-213 advantage in the House.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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On Friday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Lowry seized center stage from one of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars, overshadowed his fellow Irishman and moved atop of the leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The murmur went suddenly quiet while a robotic presence conquering center stage slowly started breathing.—
Giorgia Feroldi,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Resolution on Joey Bosa, the four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher who is mulling interest from Miami.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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The inability to find a disruptive pass rusher and the lack of game-changing edge rushers still available would suggest trading him would be even more detrimental to the hopes of resuscitating the pass rush.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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And Billboard is dedicating a spotlight to them through our new African Rookie of the Month series, which Odeal and Qing Madi kicked off in January and February, respectively, and Taves is continuing in March.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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Dancer and choreographer Wade Robson and James Safechuck have been thrust back into the public spotlight.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters on Sunday began to gain an upper hand on more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that had prompted evacuations, officials said.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Ailing and unable to gain an upper hand on Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida turned to a 20-year-old sophomore from Slovenia to scratch out a critical SEC win.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Of course, peanut butter still gets top billing in the US, but a walk through your local grocery store will reveal enormous variety—almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, pistachio butter, pumpkin seed butter.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
13 Mar. 2025
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While almost every Android game will soon be available on Windows, not all will get top billing.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 Nov. 2023
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The failure of the ‘red wave’ to materialize means that an old-fashioned socialist will have the whip hand over health care for the next two years.—
Joel Zinberg,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2022
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The Sanders family is in the football limelight, and for very good reason.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The days of Beckham Jr. at the center of the NFL limelight are seemingly behind him as the once superstar receiver has experienced issues with producing consistent numbers while staying on the field since leaving the New York Giants after the 2018 season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Catbird seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catbird%20seat. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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