CATBIRD SEAT Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

catbird seat

noun

Definition of catbird seat

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting

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as in center stage

the center of public attention in the wake of the natural disaster, this obscure bureaucrat was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the catbird seat

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Recent Examples of catbird seat Carter Jensen always dreamed of sitting in the catbird seat at Kauffman Stadium. — Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025 Mom, who’d just flown from Washington state to the Big Apple, fist-pumped her way to a catbird seat on Cloud 9. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025 With memory giants like Samsung and SK Hynix cranking up production to keep pace with Nvidia’s Blackwell ramp, Lam is sitting in the catbird seat. — John Buckingham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 The catbird seats were occupied instead by the titans of attention. — Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for catbird seat

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Noun

The Democrats are in their own civil war, which are giving Republicans an opportunity that historically gives them advantage in this election a problem.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Christian Cage took advantage with a low blow on Matt from behind.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of advantage

Noun

The next complete lunar blackout won’t be until New Year’s Eve 2028, with Asia and Australia at center stage.

— Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
In many races, healthcare is at the center, while in others, issues like AI and data centers or taking on corruption in politics are center stage.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of center stage

Noun

The negative is that rookie edge Keyron Crawford is out for the year with an ankle injury.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
China continues to rely on Dutch manufacturer ASML for nearly all of its cutting-edge deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, while some DUV systems encounter US export restrictions.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of edge

Noun

Lately, the movie has been overshadowed by its jukebox musical counterpart, but the original film absolutely deserves its moment in the nightclub spotlight.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Atlanta’s time in the international spotlight, and Allen’s works were recently on display at the Hammonds House Museum.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of spotlight

Noun

Their time together at JMU could offer Sweazie an upper hand.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026
The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of upper hand

Noun

Despite his top billing and his undeniable curmudgeon charisma, even Dern ends up underserved by a role that is eventually reduced to so much benign backdrop for a much blander hero’s journey.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Nonwhite voters claim top billing As the first-in-the-South primary, South Carolina was more decisive than Iowa and New Hampshire for nominees Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of top billing

Noun

The Moon enters Aries and your 10th House of Career, Reputation, and Responsibility, putting attention on your public role, work, leadership, or visible commitments.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Finally, markets this week paid close attention to news of the passing of former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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