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high ground

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high ground
n.
A position of superiority over others, especially competitors or opponents: used negotiations as a way to gain the psychological and intellectual high ground.
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Noun1.high ground - a position of superiority over opponents or competitors
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
high ground
noun advantage, lead, edge, dominance, superiority, upper hand, ascendancy, pre-eminence, moral high ground The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate.


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On the high ground where the enemy was, the smoke of a cannon rose, and a ball flew whistling over the heads of the hussar squadron.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
In fact, we see the whole of it except that furthest part, which is covered by the Welsh Marches and those parts which are hidden from where we stand by the high ground of the immediate west.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
All armies prefer high ground to low and sunny places to dark.
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