advantaged
Americanadjective
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having greater resources or better skills, education, facilities, etc..
She is more advantaged than her cousin.
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having sufficient or abundant income, natural resources, etc.; affluent.
the advantaged nations.
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“This suggests a new phenomenon, with the biggest factor in the overall drop in scores being advantaged students who are performing below what one would expect given their background,” said Schleicher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Counterintuitively, Ross said, smaller independent grocers are actually advantaged in the short term, as smaller stores tend to play in more localized markets than their major chain competitors.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Sun Belt states are experiencing markets with the most advantaged buyers, while markets in the Northeast and Midwest frequently remain advantaged toward sellers.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
Waste Management is the most strategically advantaged company in North American waste disposal.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
We lived well, our days were mostly sunny, and I know that my parents were stoically undeceived by the objectively equivocal, contingent nature of the advantaged life they gave me and my siblings.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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