Gain and Position

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Gain noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Position and gain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Position" instead a noun "Gain".

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Gain and position are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gain" instead a noun "Position".

good	good gain	good position
high	high gain	high position
low	low gain	low position
better	better gain	better position
Other adjectives: normal, original, open, powerful, actual, real, social, permanent, political, higher, strategic.

Krogan Shamans undergo horrific rites to gain their position, rites that kill many krogans, and so are worthy of respect.

Source: Klingon Scientists Get No Respect
It's rare to find one in a position of leadership that didn't gain her position by betraying her predecessor.

Source: The Starscream
Only one Elder insists on alternate avenues of research but his ideas are dismissed as insanity, mostly because he is the only Elder to gain his position via the Scribe route instead of Paladin.

Source: Science Is Bad

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