for the better
idiom
: so as to produce improvement
The new policy is a change for the better.
My father's health has recently taken a turn for the better.
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Investments in frontier models and technical ingenuity of engineers are producing tools that are changing care delivery for the better.
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Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
By questioning the establishment or established practices, the process has already begun to find alternative methods that will ultimately be disruptive, drive progress, and improve the landscape for the better.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Palmer has been acting for the better half of her life, following her breakout role in 2006's Akeelah and the Bee.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
What the Homeless Action Team does is help people change their lives for the better and care for their neighbors, a spirit that former Metro Transit Lt. Beverly Rodriguez modeled so well, Kompelien said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
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Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
By questioning the establishment or established practices, the process has already begun to find alternative methods that will ultimately be disruptive, drive progress, and improve the landscape for the better.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Palmer has been acting for the better half of her life, following her breakout role in 2006's Akeelah and the Bee.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
What the Homeless Action Team does is help people change their lives for the better and care for their neighbors, a spirit that former Metro Transit Lt. Beverly Rodriguez modeled so well, Kompelien said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for the better
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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