as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war
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Recent Examples of high ground
Time and again, when a regulation is proposed, one group takes some moral high ground.
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Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
During those storms, floodwaters surged into the Tulare Lake Basin, submerging roads, breaking through levees and inundating farmlands, where workers rushed to move equipment to high ground.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Bruce Yandle, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
During those storms, floodwaters surged into the Tulare Lake Basin, submerging roads, breaking through levees and inundating farmlands, where workers rushed to move equipment to high ground.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high ground
Noun
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The Stars finished with a 50-26-6 record, edging out Colorado for second in the division and home ice advantage in this series.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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The District 3 race could also play a key role on whether Mahan successfully implements his policy agenda over the next year, as his bloc currently holds a slim voting advantage on the dais that could shift if Quevedo does not win the seat.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Roberts has played several positions across the defensive front but has been primarily an edge defender.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Six female celebs — including pop songstress Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, author Lauren Sánchez — are slated to blast off Monday morning in a Blue Origin rocket headed for the edge of space.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The increase could be a sign of buyers having an upper hand in the market, said Redfin’s Zhao.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the process, employers have gained a significant upper hand.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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