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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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The Lakers finished the regular season with three consecutive wins to hang on to home-court advantage in the first round.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

But 11th seed Hawkins recovered well by winning seven of the next eight frames, including a break of 99 in frame six, to hold a 7-2 advantage before their second session on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

However, “it’s going to take time, and threat actors are going to take advantage of that process while we’re on it,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

I wanted to take advantage of a $250 credit and other money-saving perks that come with the pricey Chase Sapphire Reserve card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It was possible that Rachel had taken advantage of the post in order to hurt me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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