all the better
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or so much the better
—used to say that something makes a situation, experience, etc., even better than it was
My daughter loves taking care of children. If she can earn money by doing it, so much the better!
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In contrast, Miral is calling the shots in Abu Dhabi and the end result should be all the better for it as the company is the region’s foremost theme park expert.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Writer-director Sophie Brooks (The Boy Downstairs) knows how to replicate the rhythms of a traditional, destination-vacation romantic comedy, all the better to drop the floor out from under you.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
This first example of the CCT Cafer Racer feels authentically austere—and is all the better for it.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
That’s all the better for the monarchs, whose fate hangs by an ever-thinning thread, according to scientists.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Writer-director Sophie Brooks (The Boy Downstairs) knows how to replicate the rhythms of a traditional, destination-vacation romantic comedy, all the better to drop the floor out from under you.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
This first example of the CCT Cafer Racer feels authentically austere—and is all the better for it.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
That’s all the better for the monarchs, whose fate hangs by an ever-thinning thread, according to scientists.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
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“All the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20better. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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