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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Over the next four years, the Supreme Court could change this — for the better.
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Kelly Shackelford, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
This week’s events will radically alter the future of the internet in the US, and probably not for the better.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
First, with a cross-section of six games, one good or bad game can wildly swing the numbers, so any improvements or declines should be taken with a massive grain of salt and not be considered changes for the better or worse.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
It’s changed so much for the better that in 2023 Kansas City won the Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award from the American Public Works Association.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Shackelford, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
This week’s events will radically alter the future of the internet in the US, and probably not for the better.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
First, with a cross-section of six games, one good or bad game can wildly swing the numbers, so any improvements or declines should be taken with a massive grain of salt and not be considered changes for the better or worse.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
It’s changed so much for the better that in 2023 Kansas City won the Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award from the American Public Works Association.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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