as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war
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Recent Examples of high ground
Some cooked food on charcoal grills or hiked to high ground in the hopes of finding a signal to call loved ones.
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Erik Verduzco and Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Timmy Futch of the Big Bend community of Horseshoe Beach stayed put for the hurricane, only driving to high ground when the water reached his house.
—Stephen Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Not to suggest that those for whom social responsibility is second nature occupy some innate moral high ground—rather, a natural response to adversity.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 31 Aug. 2024
This is a key factor in protective planning: What structures have a line of sight to the protectee, especially if that also includes high ground, a window, or a rooftop.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 16 July 2024
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Erik Verduzco and Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Timmy Futch of the Big Bend community of Horseshoe Beach stayed put for the hurricane, only driving to high ground when the water reached his house.
—Stephen Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Not to suggest that those for whom social responsibility is second nature occupy some innate moral high ground—rather, a natural response to adversity.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 31 Aug. 2024
This is a key factor in protective planning: What structures have a line of sight to the protectee, especially if that also includes high ground, a window, or a rooftop.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
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As industries across manufacturing, energy, and logistics embrace this transformation, the stakes for competitive advantage have never been higher.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Another avenue for lawsuits against non-generative AI use is legal protections for trade secrets; trade secrets, which provide a competitive business advantage, are not known or shared with the public and reflect efforts designed to keep information secret.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The dogs crowded at the edge of the cliff, barking around a small piñon that grew from a crack in the rocks.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is important because the solar wind ricochets around the bubble our solar system sits within, known as the heliosphere; the edges of that bubble represent the barrier between our cosmic neighborhood and the rest of the universe.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 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
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This history shows that buying territory in the Arctic has been a longstanding practice for geopolitical rivals struggling to gain an upper hand and ensure their own defense.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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