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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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Prizmic was the boys' champion at Roland Garros just three years ago, and when his idol dropped his level markedly at the start of the second set, he took full advantage.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Friday’s ruling in Virginia, taken together with the Supreme Court ruling, gives Republicans the overall advantage in the broader race, said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The advantage over x86 servers is Arm’s power efficiency that allows for more computing in the same size data center.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The energy major’s traders took advantage of whipsawing oil prices sparked by the Iran war to power the company to its best earnings quarter in two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But, if Maggie’s confession is true, then the Fox sisters’ long hoax also took advantage of grief and is therefore despicable and unforgivable.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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