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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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As much as Newcastle have a tendency to retreat and concede late goals, they have repeatedly failed to press home their advantage.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The same moves tend to attract scammers who take advantage of people when they are most vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The gap between Brent and dated Brent is an information advantage hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

While Intel would prefer PC demand to be just as strong, the company may be able to take advantage of weakness in that category.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Any show of effort by the twins was as rare as a great comet, and she intended to take advantage.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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