1
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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2
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
But the authors found that this advantage when under static compression proved to be a disadvantage when dropping eggs from a height, with the horizontal position emerging as the optimal orientation.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
Support for the reparations commission is rooted in a sad truth of our state’s history: For too long, the power of government was used to subjugate, disadvantage and disenfranchise Black citizens.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The biggest change is among those who feel Brexit has put Britain at an economic disadvantage, says John Curtice, a senior research fellow at the National Centre for Social Research.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
Support for the reparations commission is rooted in a sad truth of our state’s history: For too long, the power of government was used to subjugate, disadvantage and disenfranchise Black citizens.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The biggest change is among those who feel Brexit has put Britain at an economic disadvantage, says John Curtice, a senior research fellow at the National Centre for Social Research.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 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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Many sellers raise prices Sarah Wells, whose Sarah Wells Bags sells totes and breast milk coolers, has raised prices by 10% to 15% to offset some of her tariff expenses.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Faced with fewer tax dollars and more expenses, this proposal would make childless adults and adult caregivers whose income is 138 percent of the federal poverty level ineligible for Medicaid.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The drawback is the opposite side of the coin — the association takes on the responsibility of finding, screening, and supervising the manager and dealing with personnel issues.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The service can have drawbacks like a fee, legality issues and lack of a limit to how many tickets are purchased, Matheson added.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
24 May 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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Similarly, Musk’s political brand has become a liability.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Can the worker quit at any time without incurring liability?—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Trump won the 2016 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections in part by appealing to working class voters hurt by the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs over many years.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Being moved to the rear of the field also resulted in the loss of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize money and the championship points from their original finishes.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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