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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.

Example Sentences

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While those contributions lacked the sparkle of Murphy's earlier efforts they briefly restored his two-frame advantage.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But this shows a useful advantage she could bring to the table.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

And they have watched how Iran’s low-cost drones have been able to threaten the U.S.’s heavily fortified Gulf allies—a potential advantage for China in a Taiwan contingency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Members of the press took advantage of the chance to create what some would argue was an overly dramatic story.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Marina took advantage of the loyalty she inspired and used it to get her recruits to cooperate.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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