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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Few technologies have so quickly and radically transformed society as social media has — and arguably not for the better.
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Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
Won’t be noticeable on the track on Sundays, but NASCAR just significantly changed for the better.
—Greg Cote
december 14, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Or you can just be resigned to what your eyes are telling you about the Ravens for the better part of the past three months.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Jelly Roll has shared how the birth of his daughter in 2008 forever changed his life for the better.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
Won’t be noticeable on the track on Sundays, but NASCAR just significantly changed for the better.
—Greg Cote
december 14, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Or you can just be resigned to what your eyes are telling you about the Ravens for the better part of the past three months.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Jelly Roll has shared how the birth of his daughter in 2008 forever changed his life for the better.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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