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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Oklahoma City played their game for the better part of three quarters but uncharacteristically fell apart late in Game 3.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
But the high demands of a relentless industry proved too much and in late December 1964, Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown and stopped touring, becoming a full-time studio artist for the better part of more than a decade after that.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Prominent college coaches, for the better part of two decades, have pushed for changes in NCAA rules to allow intercollegiate soccer to stay relevant.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
Both projects have been so high profile, and so acclaimed, that the 39-year-old actor has been churning through a relentless cycle of press and promotion for the better part of a year.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
But the high demands of a relentless industry proved too much and in late December 1964, Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown and stopped touring, becoming a full-time studio artist for the better part of more than a decade after that.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Prominent college coaches, for the better part of two decades, have pushed for changes in NCAA rules to allow intercollegiate soccer to stay relevant.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
Both projects have been so high profile, and so acclaimed, that the 39-year-old actor has been churning through a relentless cycle of press and promotion for the better part of a year.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 June 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 21 Jun. 2025.
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