Edge and Odds

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Edge noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: my big feet give me something of an edge in swimming

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Odds is a synonym for edge in advantage topic. In some cases you can use "Odds" instead a noun "Edge".

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Odds noun - A measure of how often an event will occur instead of another.

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Edge is a synonym for odds in advantage topic. You can use "Edge" instead a noun "Odds".

exact	exact edge	exact odds
similar	similar edge	similar odds
single	single edge	single odds
small	small edge	small odds
Other adjectives: massive, serious, huge, little, dark, unbeatable.

If you happen to be lying on the edge of the arena, odds are he'll leap to his doom.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / Fighting Games
Finally, and against all odds, he gets to go on his expedition in the last few pages, only to promptly sail off the edge of the world.

Source: Flat World
In By the Sword, a Valdemar novel by Mercedes Lackey, the noble mercenary captain Kerowyn offers her company a vote: to stay and help the Valdemarans against overwhelming odds or to work their way to the edge of the fighting and try to escape.

Source: Line in the Sand

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