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
The Kings would have the right to match any offer Ellis receives as a restricted free agent, which could be risky or advantageous.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
The Mets used a series of singles and some advantageous baserunning to overpower the Braves and knock Fuentes out of the game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
The Stan Smith, like the other brands’ athletic formulations (still mostly men-only), soon crept off the court and into fashion, with advantageous placements on the feet of icons like John Lennon.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The Trump administration has hardly been alone in abetting the corrosion of an international order advantageous to the United States.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
The Mets used a series of singles and some advantageous baserunning to overpower the Braves and knock Fuentes out of the game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
The Stan Smith, like the other brands’ athletic formulations (still mostly men-only), soon crept off the court and into fashion, with advantageous placements on the feet of icons like John Lennon.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The Trump administration has hardly been alone in abetting the corrosion of an international order advantageous to the United States.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advantageous
Adjective
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Pinkerton argues that the FDA's black box warning labels on hormone replacement therapies make women reluctant to take medications that can be beneficial for treating the symptoms of menopause.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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The majority of Rio’s revenue is derived from iron ore—beneficial for the present, but not quite the forward-looking term that excites the markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Brussels has exempted defense expenditure from its strict rules on government spending and pledged to create a €150 billion fund from which countries can borrow, at favorable interest rates, to invest in their defense.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Mahaney’s estimates are based on favorable industry checks for consumer demand trends, third-party data checks, and Evercore’s non-deal roadshows (NDR) with UBER management.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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The former are helpful metrics to summarize on an Activities List in their college applications, while the latter can serve as inspiration for their personal and supplemental essays.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Ask students what information the map is giving them and for whom that information is helpful.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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“Advantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantageous. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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