as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job
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Recent Examples of inside track
Those living amidst a building boom would have a relative inside track to landing an affordable unit.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
Through Thomas, Tillman and his staff were getting an inside track with the younger O’Connell brother.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024
Kremer would likely have an inside track to remain after going 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Fong would appear to have an inside track to the front of the field, given his name ID as a state assemblyman and former McCarthy lieutenant.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
Through Thomas, Tillman and his staff were getting an inside track with the younger O’Connell brother.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024
Kremer would likely have an inside track to remain after going 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Fong would appear to have an inside track to the front of the field, given his name ID as a state assemblyman and former McCarthy lieutenant.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inside track
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If González’s advantage over Dalmau prevails, the pro-statehood New Progressive Party would make history as the first in Puerto Rico to secure a third consecutive term.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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These are the kind of advantages that traditionally belong to the winner.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Greg Alder has had great success growing raspberries on the eastern edge of large trees.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ribbons marked the edge of the area that will be logged.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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Republicans led by former President Donald Trump still have an upper hand, largely because the GOP is still seen as the party with stronger free-market allegiances.Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Its products have been credited as key to Turkey gaining an upper hand in its fight against Kurdish militants.Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Inside track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inside%20track. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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