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advantage

[ad-van-tij, -vahn-] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


Usage

What are other ways to say advantage? Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.

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Tilstone said this could be taken advantage of by certain species which were harmful to humans, fish and shellfish.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

And they developed a nasty habit of blowing big leads—since 2011-12, they’ve lost 60 games after holding a two-goal advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But a 2021 set at a notorious homeless encampment in Oakland earned backlash from advocates, who said the band was taking advantage of desperate people to throw aesthetically nihilistic punk shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

If a household still hasn’t determined the best ways to use the new tax laws to their advantage, that may be a reason to file for an extension to get it right.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

But maybe I can use Mom’s good mood to my advantage.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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