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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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2
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
Ukraine has been buoyed by the U.S. and other Western allies in its fight against Russia since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in 2022, and the move to cut off aid left Kyiv at a disadvantage and European allies scrambling.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Consequently, Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing were both delighted and relieved, since the harsh penalty could have put them at a huge disadvantage early in the season.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
With little name recognition outside of New York’s political circles and an unproven ability to raise large sums of money quickly, Ms. Adams is already at a disadvantage.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
According to an April 2024 study funded in part by the International Olympic Committee, trans women athletes may indeed have several physical disadvantages when competing with cisgender women.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Consequently, Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing were both delighted and relieved, since the harsh penalty could have put them at a huge disadvantage early in the season.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
With little name recognition outside of New York’s political circles and an unproven ability to raise large sums of money quickly, Ms. Adams is already at a disadvantage.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
According to an April 2024 study funded in part by the International Olympic Committee, trans women athletes may indeed have several physical disadvantages when competing with cisgender women.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantage
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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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Related Story The company added that this development stage will pave the way for global biomass sourcing and will promote local production facilities with biomass suppliers, further minimizing shipping and production expenses and emissions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2025
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Trillion-dollar deficits are no longer shocking, and interest expense alone is hovering around record levels.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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By contrast, agave straws maintain the sturdiness of plastic but without the environmental drawbacks.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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One of the biggest drawbacks the Seahawks have had in recent years is their ability to protect Smith.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 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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Only looking at short- and long-term debt risks missing a material liability in the form of operating leases.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The war will become a liability to him when his economy faces the maximum losses.—
Simon Shuster/Kyiv,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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As if the Israeli people’s losses from October 7th are not grievous enough, their fears for the hostages not haunting enough, and the miseries of the Gazans not shaming enough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bringing his country back to war.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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The then-vice president’s loss has propelled Beshear to at least a mid-level position in 2028 chatter.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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