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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Since his election, Leo has highlighted the plight of those suffering of those in Gaza, and has been outspoken by calling for the better treatment of migrants.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
She’s lived in Charlotte for the better part of a decade, but Amenumey’s efforts to promote the food of Ghana still continue to pick up speed.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
The lessons Saturn imparts on us are going to rock our worlds for the better.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
Few technologies have so quickly and radically transformed society as social media has — and arguably not for the better.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
She’s lived in Charlotte for the better part of a decade, but Amenumey’s efforts to promote the food of Ghana still continue to pick up speed.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
The lessons Saturn imparts on us are going to rock our worlds for the better.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
Few technologies have so quickly and radically transformed society as social media has — and arguably not for the better.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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