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as in handicap
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
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as in expense
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage
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Recent Examples of disadvantage
And absorbing a size disadvantage also seems to drain Williams at the other end of the court.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Without it, small businesses would be at an even bigger disadvantage.
—John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Blessed with size, Mara faced one significant disadvantage in his quest to become an instant college star.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
But that manpower disadvantage is something that Putin's taking advantage of.
—Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Without it, small businesses would be at an even bigger disadvantage.
—John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Blessed with size, Mara faced one significant disadvantage in his quest to become an instant college star.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
But that manpower disadvantage is something that Putin's taking advantage of.
—Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for disadvantage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantage
Noun
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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There are also likely to be extra post-flight charges for extra flight time, the security stops inbound and other expenses that will be passed along to the customer.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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More frustrating, Fahn said, has been the inability to get a timely payment for living expenses.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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One of the significant drawbacks of transitioning from an on-premises data center to the cloud is the lack of easily accessible proof-of-concept (POC) environments for testing new innovations.—
Vikas Agarwal,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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While any arrangement — fully remote, hybrid, or full-time on site — can have its drawbacks if not managed well, many studies show that offering flexible work is a key way to attract, engage and retain talent while also preserving institutional knowledge.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.—
Bruce Jenkins,
SFChronicle.com,
7 Dec. 2019
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Support municipal immunity from liability from cyberattacks.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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For liability reasons, Highland is never officially open to the public.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Games to Watch Classical Magnet (10-1) at Innovation (12-1), Tuesday, 7 p.m.: Innovation’s only loss came to Cheney Tech in overtime on Dec. 21; Classical’s only loss was to SMSA on Dec. 26.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
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That meant getting vulnerable online about their loss, and engaging a relentless social media strategy to encourage people to stream Montag’s music and support them.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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