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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting
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as in center stage
the center of public attention
in the wake of the natural disaster, this obscure bureaucrat was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the catbird seat
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Recent Examples of catbird seat
The next guy to occupy the catbird seat is a name that might be familiar to New England football fans.
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Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022
Picking third, the Cavs were in the catbird seat.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
Their continued inability to slay the Bengals knocks them from the conference's catbird seat.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
And Shanae is in the catbird seat, still mulling over whether to pick Logan or James.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
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Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022
Picking third, the Cavs were in the catbird seat.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
Their continued inability to slay the Bengals knocks them from the conference's catbird seat.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
And Shanae is in the catbird seat, still mulling over whether to pick Logan or James.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catbird seat
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Another avenue for lawsuits against non-generative AI use is legal protections for trade secrets; trade secrets, which provide a competitive business advantage, are not known or shared with the public and reflect efforts designed to keep information secret.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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As industries across manufacturing, energy, and logistics embrace this transformation, the stakes for competitive advantage have never been higher.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Both of them did career-best work in their respective films, and both reminded you that some of the most interesting, complicated, subversive, and downright jaw-dropping acting work is done in the periphery of a film rather than center stage.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The debate over whether vaccinations are safe and necessary has again moved to the nation's center stage as a measles outbreak that began in California has now affected more than 120 people from Canada to Mexico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and news reports.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Each slice has irresistibly crispy, caramelized cheese edges that contrast with its soft, chewy center.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is important because the solar wind ricochets around the bubble our solar system sits within, known as the heliosphere; the edges of that bubble represent the barrier between our cosmic neighborhood and the rest of the universe.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 27-track album became a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black country artists and the genre's roots.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Her Ex-Husband Is These dramatic changes place even more of a spotlight on Ivy League institutions, which have some of the highest legacy admissions rates, as well as the most insistent defenses of the process.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Ailing and unable to gain an upper hand on Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida turned to a 20-year-old sophomore from Slovenia to scratch out a critical SEC win.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Firefighters gain upper hand after 80-acre Bonsall fire forces evacuations in California Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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Speaking of which, the Kansas City Chiefs share top billing with the Dallas Cowboys with 13 appearances each, while Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have put their stamp on 10 TV windows, edging the Buffalo Bills by one entry.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Since it was created by ESPN (which remains a minority investor after selling the majority stake in 2022), the series received top billing alongside the major team leagues that its networks and over-the-air sibling ABC telecasted daily.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 Nov. 2023
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The failure of the ‘red wave’ to materialize means that an old-fashioned socialist will have the whip hand over health care for the next two years.—
Joel Zinberg,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2022
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The days of Beckham Jr. at the center of the NFL limelight are seemingly behind him as the once superstar receiver has experienced issues with producing consistent numbers while staying on the field since leaving the New York Giants after the 2018 season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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The April 1 Gaza bombing that killed his fellow aid workers thrust Andrés further into the global limelight, and spurred international calls for accountability from the Israel Defense Forces and for an independent investigation.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2024
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“Catbird seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catbird%20seat. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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