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as in handicap
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
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as in expense
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage
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Recent Examples of disadvantage
And absorbing a size disadvantage also seems to drain Williams at the other end of the court.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Without it, small businesses would be at an even bigger disadvantage.
—John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Blessed with size, Mara faced one significant disadvantage in his quest to become an instant college star.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
But that manpower disadvantage is something that Putin's taking advantage of.
—Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Without it, small businesses would be at an even bigger disadvantage.
—John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Blessed with size, Mara faced one significant disadvantage in his quest to become an instant college star.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
But that manpower disadvantage is something that Putin's taking advantage of.
—Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantage
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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More frustrating, Fahn said, has been the inability to get a timely payment for living expenses.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Spot offers three types of pet insurance: accident-only, accident-and-illness coverage, and a two-tier wellness policy that covers routine expenses.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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Despite these benefits, there are some drawbacks to forming an S Corp.—
Jessica Ledingham, J.D., LL.M.,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The drawback, of course, was Anunoby’s status as a pending unrestricted free agent.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.—
Bruce Jenkins,
SFChronicle.com,
7 Dec. 2019
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If snow or ice remains untouched for hours and hours after the storm, then liability may become an issue.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2025
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Because the greatest liability to having Innies freely roaming the outside world is Helly, a.k.a.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Jan. 2025
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Among the many tragic losses families have suffered amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County, an Altadena man’s stands out.—
Josh DuBose,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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In Bridget Jones: Mad About a Boy, Bridget Jones is reeling after the loss of Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and navigating life as a single mom.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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