as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
a trade agreement that is advantageous to both countries
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Recent Examples of advantageous
Perhaps, smart alarm clocks' most advantageous quality is the ability to keep users on a consistent sleep schedule with ease.
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Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
This time-saving benefit is particularly advantageous during the busy holiday shopping period.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
Keep in mind that bucks and does often bed within the same block, but bucks tend to bed at higher elevations or in areas that are more advantageous.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
This will create a clear opportunity for the Republicans to seize even more advantageous ground on foreign policy, especially if the Democrats maintain an embrace of liberal interventionism that fails to resonate with the electorate.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
This time-saving benefit is particularly advantageous during the busy holiday shopping period.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
Keep in mind that bucks and does often bed within the same block, but bucks tend to bed at higher elevations or in areas that are more advantageous.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
This will create a clear opportunity for the Republicans to seize even more advantageous ground on foreign policy, especially if the Democrats maintain an embrace of liberal interventionism that fails to resonate with the electorate.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantageous
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Budesonide: This corticosteroid may be beneficial when taken alongside Urso.Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sony famously has the film rights to Spider-Man, but thanks to a mutually beneficial deal between Sony and Disney, there’s a joint custody agreement over Tom Holland’s wall-crawler with the MCU.James Grebey, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Buenos Aires, the country’s tech center, is in a favorable time zone (just one hour ahead of EST for most of the year).Daniel Pena, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even if their attorneys represent views, the attorneys’ goals are to win the litigation or reach a favorable settlement (one that would pay the attorneys quite well through attorneys’ fees).Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Government shutdowns have proven to be ineffective ways to reform spending, but deals crafted around the debt limit have in the past proven helpful.The Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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While these tips are helpful guidelines, everyone’s skin is different.Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Advantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantageous. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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