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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Nixing screens for everyone on campus, and not just those who self-select into antitech organizations, could change campus communities for the better—we’ve already seen the transformative impact of initiatives like these at the high-school level.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Cooke, who is promoting Robin Wright’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Girlfriend, said the industry had changed for the better now that intimacy coordinators have become commonplace on set.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
When travel becomes part of the concert experience, the whole night changes for the better.
—Adam Gardner, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
This recipe for chicken soup is about to change your fall dinnertime for the better.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Cooke, who is promoting Robin Wright’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Girlfriend, said the industry had changed for the better now that intimacy coordinators have become commonplace on set.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
When travel becomes part of the concert experience, the whole night changes for the better.
—Adam Gardner, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
This recipe for chicken soup is about to change your fall dinnertime for the better.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2025.
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