as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes
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Recent Examples of advantaged
Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Tax-advantaged equity, real estate, multi-sector, covered call and preferred funds are the best performing sectors.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That investigation found several of the district's poorest high schools were losing three of every four advantaged and high-achieving students to magnets or more desirable high schools within the district — leaving behind higher rates of needier students.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Tax-advantaged equity, real estate, multi-sector, covered call and preferred funds are the best performing sectors.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The challenges are enormous, the hurdles daunting, the giants advantaged—but that’s what makes the opportunity so electric.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantaged
Verb
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This quirk has benefited me immensely.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lyles’ statement followed comments from a local father, Ed Murray, who shared the ways his young daughter has benefited from having over a hundred native species of plants in their front yard.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Filmmaking is a privilege and a privileged life.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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The boys had a privileged childhood.—
Steve Belanger,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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You're blessed, very blessed, very fortunate.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meyers, who graciously agreed to an Evite for the blessed event, then suggested Swift send the invites in a picture frame, since people will probably frame it up anyway.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Poorer school districts could also struggle to access the latest AI technology, widening the gap with areas that are better-off, Robin Lake, director of Arizona State University’s Center on Reinventing Public Education, told CNN.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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