as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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Recent Examples of stead
Reserve guard Ty Jerome and backup power forward Dean Wade will start in the stead of Garland and Mobley, respectively.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
This year’s Berlin Film Festival, under new artistic director Tricia Tuttle, moves closer toward popular tastes than arguably under the stead of Carlo Chatrian.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
In their stead, Ed Sheeran and Weezer will be joining the lineup.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Christie before Monday’s game credited Valanciunas’ intangibles for fitting in and helping the offense play efficiently in Sabonis’ stead.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
This year’s Berlin Film Festival, under new artistic director Tricia Tuttle, moves closer toward popular tastes than arguably under the stead of Carlo Chatrian.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
In their stead, Ed Sheeran and Weezer will be joining the lineup.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Christie before Monday’s game credited Valanciunas’ intangibles for fitting in and helping the offense play efficiently in Sabonis’ stead.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stead
Noun
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Pone hit a sacrifice fly to put Ole Miss up 5-4, Mackenzie Pickens hit and RBI single in the fifth for a two-run advantage and Brady sent a solo home run to left-center field in the seventh to set the final score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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In this context, the real advantage lies not simply in exporting more whisky but in embedding British spirits—Scotch and otherwise—within a broader consumer and distribution ecosystem.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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In the second round of the playoffs, against the defending champion, the Boston Celtics, the script was flipped: the Knicks got down by huge margins in the first two games but came storming back for the victory in both, creating a 2–0 edge.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Special teams ace/edge rusher DeAngelo Malone also would be a difficult cut.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Stead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stead. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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