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
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Heavy storms did roll through Lake County the night before, although the building does not have a history of flooding and sits on high ground.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
However, the children's mother was still inside the driver's seat and unable to make it to high ground.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Avoid open spaces, isolated objects, high ground and metallic objects.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Heavy storms did roll through Lake County the night before, although the building does not have a history of flooding and sits on high ground.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
However, the children's mother was still inside the driver's seat and unable to make it to high ground.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Avoid open spaces, isolated objects, high ground and metallic objects.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for high ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
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For one thing, that extra speed—plus a spike in spin, which has allowed pitchers to throw harder while also making the ball swerve, dive, and kick—has given pitchers an even greater advantage over batters than before.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Lennard scored a late touchdown in the second quarter and had a 6-0 advantage at halftime.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The stalemate that existed has been broken, and the Republicans now seem likely to obtain a meaningful edge heading into the midterms.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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The Virginia measure became a turning point, Jeffries’ biggest swing yet, putting Democrats essentially at parity, if not a potential upper hand in the number of seats gained, and shifting Old Dominion more securely into the party’s column.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Does that give an upper hand to British Hamnet star Joe Alwyn?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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“High ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20ground. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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