as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest
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Recent Examples of vantage
The new series, created by Bruce Miller and adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, depicts Gilead from a different vantage.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
So, what is your ideal Final Four from an interest/watchability vantage?
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The vantage from which Mercury is best seen at this apparition is from the Southern Hemisphere.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But no matter the vantage, just being in the room was a privilege that few would take for granted — in the queue into the venue, there were dozens of folks looking for tickets in hopes of catching the rare, intimate show.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
So, what is your ideal Final Four from an interest/watchability vantage?
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The vantage from which Mercury is best seen at this apparition is from the Southern Hemisphere.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But no matter the vantage, just being in the room was a privilege that few would take for granted — in the queue into the venue, there were dozens of folks looking for tickets in hopes of catching the rare, intimate show.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vantage
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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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“Vantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vantage. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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