for the better
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: 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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Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida’s swampy Everglades for the better part of winter.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
It was essentially stuck in place for the better part of a decade.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
However, sometimes the company can’t help itself, and that’s for the better.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2025
However, their luck changed for the better when a couple called Dawn and Brett agreed to foster the three puppies, kick-starting a fortuitous chain of events.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
It was essentially stuck in place for the better part of a decade.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
However, sometimes the company can’t help itself, and that’s for the better.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2025
However, their luck changed for the better when a couple called Dawn and Brett agreed to foster the three puppies, kick-starting a fortuitous chain of events.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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