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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If that country can get rich by making a product the rest of the world wants to buy, all the better.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
To highlight his creative process, instead of a look book, Mabire-Larguier showcased the toile of his design on a dummy at the entrance to the studio, with pattern-marks and pins on show, all the better to signify the technique involved in its elaboration.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
After following the lead of the Academy Awards, the Critics Choice Association this year added a Best Stunt Design category and a Best Casting/Ensemble category to the 2026 show, as well as a Best Sound category, all the better to celebrate more of the people who make film and TV great.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2026
The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better!
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
To highlight his creative process, instead of a look book, Mabire-Larguier showcased the toile of his design on a dummy at the entrance to the studio, with pattern-marks and pins on show, all the better to signify the technique involved in its elaboration.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
After following the lead of the Academy Awards, the Critics Choice Association this year added a Best Stunt Design category and a Best Casting/Ensemble category to the 2026 show, as well as a Best Sound category, all the better to celebrate more of the people who make film and TV great.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2026
The sheer audacity of the recent Louvre heist has whetted us readers’ appetites for heist stories—space heists, all the better!
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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“All the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20better. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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