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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An intimate audience at a private Hollywood event was changed for the better on Tuesday night.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Your ingenuity and ability to not only adapt to the time but shift it for the better is memorable and will forever change your life.
—Tatianna Tarot, Refinery29, 2 Dec. 2025
Sunday’s 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills didn’t do much to reassure Steelers fans things were taking a turn for the better as Pittsburgh was thoroughly outplayed and the offense struggled to move the chains and put points on the board.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
And the 49ers’ destiny has changed for the better in recent weeks.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Your ingenuity and ability to not only adapt to the time but shift it for the better is memorable and will forever change your life.
—Tatianna Tarot, Refinery29, 2 Dec. 2025
Sunday’s 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills didn’t do much to reassure Steelers fans things were taking a turn for the better as Pittsburgh was thoroughly outplayed and the offense struggled to move the chains and put points on the board.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
And the 49ers’ destiny has changed for the better in recent weeks.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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