for good

phrase

variants also for good and all
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Recent Examples of for good The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 Texas Tech led for good on Roberts' 24-yard pick-6, the fourth time in three games a Red Raiders linebacker returned an interception for a touchdown. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Pura Utz for good-cause-supporting beaded bags that our customer can’t get enough of. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The face of it is teenagers who are rebellious, bored by school (often for good reason), and beyond parent control. — Kalman Hettleman, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for good

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“For good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/for%20good. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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