as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war
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Recent Examples of high ground
That includes delivering traction on slippery roads and steep grades, water fording, good articulation thanks to a short-long arm (SLA) suspension system up front and an integral link in the rear, and high ground clearance of up to 9.1 inches (23.1 cm).
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
Even absent another disaster, New Orleans has been the fastest-shrinking major metro area in the country in recent years, as more people have sought high ground or been priced out of the market by rising insurance rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
That online comment was characteristic of the usual sanctimonious pablum, the kind of casual moral high ground afforded only to a native English speaker or to someone willfully ignorant of the daily indignities non-native speakers face.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Oct. 2025
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Squad member, needs to make her move or risk losing the liberal high ground.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
Even absent another disaster, New Orleans has been the fastest-shrinking major metro area in the country in recent years, as more people have sought high ground or been priced out of the market by rising insurance rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
That online comment was characteristic of the usual sanctimonious pablum, the kind of casual moral high ground afforded only to a native English speaker or to someone willfully ignorant of the daily indignities non-native speakers face.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Oct. 2025
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Squad member, needs to make her move or risk losing the liberal high ground.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
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And the country’s colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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But turning this moment into lasting advantage will require careful planning, not just short-term opportunism.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Arm's chip designs power most of the world's smartphones and are increasingly used in AI data centers and edge computing devices.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, OpenAI released a new cutting-edge coding model that the company said assisted in its own creation.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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This approach could transform potential adversaries into advocates, giving leadership an upper hand when activist pressure mounts.—
Sam Wolf,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Because with Ben at the Helm(rath), there’s a significant upper hand.—
Keith Stewart,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“High ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20ground. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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